Synopsis
New Life In New Lands: Notes Of Travel by Grace Greenwood. Grace Greenwood's travelogue chronicles her cross-continental journey from Chicago to the Pacific and back, weaving social commentary with keen observations of urban growth, frontier life, mining camps, and the landscapes of the post-war West. The narrative traces Chicago's transformation, the river-regeneration and park-building era, and the rise of industrial and irrigation schemes in Illinois. It then moves through Colorado's irrigation colonies (Greeley, Longmont, Denver, Central City, Caribou), mining towns, and dramatic mountain routes, capturing the beauty of the plains, the tragedies and triumphs of mining life, and the lure of wealth. The Utah episodes explore Salt Lake City and Brigham Young, the Mormon polygamy controversy, and religious life; Nevada and California chapters recount Sutro Tunnel, Virginia City, the Sierra Nevada, and Yosemite's grand cathedral. The book blends humor, moral critique, and palliative reflections on health, gender roles, and the capacity of Americans to reinvent themselves on the frontier. It is a vivid, often witty portrait of a nation expanding westward in the 19th century.
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