Recollections / Of / James Francis Riley / 1838 -- 1918 /. / Recollections Of My Trip To Salt Lake City In 1859 / A Half-Century Ago

Riley, James Francis

Published by John R. James; Independence, Mo; 82 pp.; Wraps; F-; 1959/nd, 1959

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_____In 1859 Riley and a group of 36 freighters ran an ox and mule train from Missouri to Utah._____ The train, organized by Hoard and Dixon of Independence, was hauling freight for the US Army posts at Salt Lake City and Provo._____ His descriptions of the subsequent experiences on the Platte River route are very well written. _____ The trip was a success and he describes Salt Lake City and the Mormons. _____ Riley's recollections also include the Kansas-Missouri border troubles, experiences with Quantrill's men, several trips to Fort Union, Indian troubles, an 1861 trip over the Santa Fe trail to Fort Lyon, Colorado and much more. _____ Issued by the family in what was almost certainly a very limited quantity. _____ Not in Flake, Rittenhouse/Santa Fe Trail or Mattes/Platte River. _____ WorldCat locates just four holdings. _____ Laid in at the rear is a long newspaper review, which has tanned the adjacent leaves. _____ ._____.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recollections / Of / James Francis Riley / 1838 -- 1918 /. / Recollections Of My Trip To Salt Lake City In 1859 / A Half-Century Ago
• Publisher: John R. James; Independence, Mo; 82 pp.; Wraps; F-; 1959/nd
• Publication Date: 1959
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • .Americana
  • .Western Americana
  • . Kansas