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A critical era in California's history and developmentthe building of the first roads over the Sierra Nevadais thoroughly and colorfully documented in Thomas Howard's fascinating book. During California's first two decades of statehood (1850-1870), the state was separated from the east coast by a sea journey of at least six weeks. Although Californians expected to be connected with the other states by railroad soon after the 1849 Gold Rush, almost twenty years elapsed before this occurred. Meanwhile, various overland road ventures were launched by "emigrants," former gold miners, state government officials, the War Department, the Interior Department, local politicians, town businessmen, stagecoach operators, and other entrepreneurs whose alliances with one another were constantly shifting. The broad landscape of international affairs is also a part of Howard's story.Constructing roads and accumulating geographic information in the Sierra Nevada reflected Washington's interest in securing the vast western territories formerly held by others. In a remarkably short time the Sierra was transformed by vigorous exploration, road-promotion, and road-building. Ox-drawn wagons gave way to stagecoaches able to provide service as fine as any in the country. Howard effectively uses diaries, letters, newspaper stories, and official reports to recreate the human struggle and excitement involved in building the first trans-Sierra roads. Some of those roads have become modern highways used by thousands every day, while others are now only dim traces in the lonely backcountry. SIERRA CROSSING FIRST ROADS TO CALIFORNIA - kgalinfo sierra crossing first roads to california sierra crossing first roads to california - title ebooks : sierra crossing first roads to california US Route 50 in California - Wikipedia US Route 50 in California The crossing of the Sierra crest at Johnson Pass was bypassed in 1940 by a better Sierra Crossing: First Roads to California SIERRA CROSSING by Thomas Frederick Howard Kirkus Reviews SIERRA CROSSING First Roads to KIRKUS REVIEW Geographer Howard discusses a critical development in the history of California the building of the first Sierra crossing : first roads to California (eBook 1998 Sierra crossing : first roads to California Sierra crossing Berkeley : University of California Press 1998 (DLC) 97028012 (OCoLC)37345664: Material Type: Sierra Crossing - University of California Press Sierra Crossing First Roads to California Thomas of the overland mountain routes to California Sierra Crossing is indispensable for anyone interested in ABAA Sierra Crossing First Roads to California by Sierra Crossing First Roads to California Berkeley: University of California Press (1998) First edition black cloth spine lettered in gilt over brown boards Sierra Crossing: First Roads to California - Thomas A critical era in California's history and development--the building of the first roads over the Sierra Nevada--is SIERRA CROSSING: First Roads to California History of Transportation & Communications to Califoria History of Transportation & Communications to was the first European to see California in The first recorded crossing of the Sierra Nevada was in 1826 Sierra crossing : first roads to California (Book 1998 Sierra crossing : first roads to California [Thomas Frederick Howard] Documents the building of the first roads over the Sierra Nevada in the 19th century Sierra Crossing: First Roads to California by Thomas Sierra Crossing has 9 ratings and 1 review Marty said: Excellent book on the road making through the Sierra Politics wagons equipment motivations an
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