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Exploring the Great Salt Lake: The Stansbury Expedition of 1849-50 (UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PUBLICATIONS IN THE AMERICAN WEST)

Hardcover – January 1, 1989
by Madsen, Brigham D.
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ISBN-13: 9780874803259 ISBN-10: 087480325X
Binding
Hardcover
Published
January 1, 1989
Weight
3.3 lbs
Dimensions
24.80×5.70×17.10 cm

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Exploring the Great Salt Lake: The Stansbury Expedition of 1849-50 (UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PUBLICATIONS IN THE AMERICAN WEST) by Madsen, Brigham D.. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780874803259.

Capt. Howard Stansburys expedition was dispatched by the US Army Corps of Topographical Engineers to explore the Great Salt Lake, to study the Mormans, their settlements, local Indians, locate a supply route from SLC to the Oregon Trail, and to study the regions natural resources. Madsen (history, emeritus, U. of Utah) bases this account on the writings of Stansburg, Gunnison (surveyor), Hudson (artist) and Carrington (a leading Mormon official). Contains two loose maps. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.