Project Gutenberg 2010-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 96 Ingalls, E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) 1820 1879 Ingalls, Eleazer Stillman Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51" by E. S. Ingalls is a historical account written in the early 1850s. The narrative chronicles the author’s journey from Illinois to California during the westward migration, detailing practical aspects, challenges, and insights experienced along the way. This memoir captures the spirit of adventure and the realities faced by emigrants seeking fortune and a new life in California during the Gold Rush. The opening of the journal introduces Ingalls as he begins his journey from Lake County, Illinois, on March 27. The narrative begins with his travels through familiar locales, meeting fellow travelers, and encountering unexpected tragedies, such as the death of a California emigrant named Maynard. The descriptions of towns, the landscapes he traverses, and the difficulties of the road, including weather challenges and road conditions, set a vivid scene. Ingalls offers candid reflections on his experiences, outlining both the camaraderie among emigrants and the hardships they endure, which includes navigating treacherous terrains and managing scarce resources. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Overland journeys to the Pacific Ingalls, E. S. (Eleazer Stillman), 1820-1879 West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 F590.3 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 204916 204097 2024-10-13T12:43:41.211064 2023-09-14T06:00:59.219330 text/html text/html 201220 2010-03-25T17:00:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166569 2010-03-25T17:02:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278332 2024-10-13T12:43:48.750008 application/epub+zip 279339 2024-10-13T12:43:45.126052 application/epub+zip 139275 2024-10-13T12:43:43.720045 application/epub+zip 507623 2024-10-13T12:43:51.388004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499186 2024-10-13T12:43:47.815055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339175 2022-09-14T14:46:58.502916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192175 191965 2024-10-13T12:43:40.609065 2023-09-14T06:00:58.620314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 191876 2010-03-25T16:51:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70204 2010-03-25T16:51:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 191884 2010-03-25T16:51:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70209 2010-03-25T16:51:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22017 2024-10-13T12:43:51.523992 application/rdf+xml 23339 2024-10-13T12:43:44.266029 image/jpeg 4401 2024-10-13T12:43:43.993030 image/jpeg 254074 2024-10-13T12:43:41.235047 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog