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ACROSS THE PLAINS IN THE DONNER PARTY: a personal narrative of the overland trip to California, 1846-47. by Virginia Reed Murphy.
Virginia was 12 years old when her family left Springfield, Illinois to trek across the plains to California, their intended new home, along with 25 fellow emigrants. Along the way, her grandmother died, her pony had to be left, her family lost their oxen and had to abandon a wagon with their possessions, her stepfather killed a man and was banished from the train, and then she and her group were trapped in snows at the eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada crest at and near what is now Donner Lake and Truckee, California. As a result, 13 of those who started with her in Springfield, and 29 more who joined her along the way, never did cross those mountains. Here is the little girl's story, written by her later as an adult, now a part of the American epic of winning the West. Reprinted from Century Magazine with illustrations added from Frederic Remington and others. 64 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Check stock. ISBN: 978-0-89646-099-7. Order #: VIST0099 paper $7.95.

 

THE BUFFALO--1898.by Colonel Henry Inman with "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
America nearly lost its buffalo (or bison, to be more accurate), but in an early conservation effort a small herd was retained. This has now grown into a sizable population, which recall to us the vast herds that once roamed and even blackened the plains. This story, however, is told by one who at one point in his career was actively engaged in slaughtering the animals. They were a nuisance that got in the way of the new trains, and, besides, eliminating buffaloes might help in subduing Indians. Life habits of the animal are given as well, and what better way to learn of the place in our history of the buffalo than by reading an account by one of the principals in their history. Reprinted from 1898. Illustrations are by Frederic Remington and others. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
.ISBN-10: 0-89646-028-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-028-7. Order #: VIST0028 paper $4.95.

 

CALIFORNIA TRAIL: the story behind the scenery--voyage of discovery. by Charles H. Dodd.
Follow the gold seekers from the Missouri River to California, land of opportunity. Share their trials and experience their joys through excerpts from emigrant diaries. 9x12, 64 pages, 59 color photos & 28 maps/ diagrams. 1996.
ISBN: 0-88714-112-9. 1996. Order #: KCPU4621 paper12.95.

 

 

DIARY OF PATRICK BREEN: one of the Donner Party. by Frederick J. Teggart.
Diary kept by 1846-47 Donner Party emigrant who survived over-winter entrapment in Sierra snow near Truckee, California. Breen and his family all survived the ordeal, but many from other groups perished. The diary records days of snowfall, the experiences of others who were marooned with them, and the scant food available, plus delayed attempts from outside to rescue them. 7 photos, 16 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Check stock. ISBN: 978-0-89646-102-4. Order #VIST0102 paper $3.95.

MAMMOTHS. by Adrian Lister and Paul Bahn. Origins of the mammoths, unearthing their fossil remains, their natural history while they lived, their extinction, and with a guide to mammoth sites and finds. How fossils were preserved in nature and the animals and plants found with them. Includes rock art paintings that show human interaction with this immense species, which included large bones and tusks as supports for shelters and even for carving into figurines. Color photographs and maps and drawings, glossary, index, 168 large-format pages.
ISBN; 0-02-572985-3. 1994. Order #: MACM8535 cloth $30.00.

 

MORMON TRAIL VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY: the story behind the scenery. Kimballs.
Mormon migration to Salt Lake City, Utah. 64 large-format pages, color illustrations. Out of print.
ISBN: 0-887174-092-0. 1998. Order #: KCPU8091 paper$12.95.

 

 

 

OLD BONES AND SERPENT STONES: a guide to interpreted fossil localities in Canada and the Western United States--Volume 2: western sites. by T. Skywara.
Explains what fossils are, the life forms they represent, how they came to be preserved and types and forms of rocks in which they occur. Describes fossil localities which can be visited and understood by the public and indicates the time period in Earth's history--and therefore the types of fossils--represented at each site. Details 45 sites with information on public use, educational resources, fossils that occur and how to see them. Photographs, drawings, maps, 309 pages.
ISBN: 0-939923-09-2. 1992. Order #: MISC2733 paper$16.95. 5.

 

OREGON TRAIL: yesterday and today. by William E. Hill.
Presents a blend of maps, guides, emigrant diaries and journals, old drawings and paintings together with recent photographs of the trail from  Missouri to California and Oregon. Learn not only about the trail but also the people and events that brought so many people west in its developmental years. Photographs, drawings, maps, 179 pages, index.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 978-0-87004-319-6. 1986. Order #: CAXT2802 paper $12.95.

 

 

OREGON TRAIL CENTER: the story behind the scenery (OR). by Joyce Badgley Hunsaker.
Interpretive center at Flagstaff Hill at Baker, OR, tells of westward emigrants--who they were, how they traveled, the marks they left that sill remain. 1995.
ISBN: 0-88714-089-0 1995. First printing. Order #: KCPU3574 paper $12.95.

 

 

 

PONY EXPRESS: VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY--the story behind the scenery. by Godfrey & Webb.
History of early horseback overland mail service in 1860-61 across the western deserts and  mountains to Sacramento, with descriptions of stage stations along the way, of routes and riders and the end of the service. 64 large-format pages, color illustrations, maps.
ISBN: 0-88714-147-1. Order #: KCPU6547 paper$19.95.

 

PREHISTORIC AMERICA: a journey through the Ice Age and beyond. by Miles Barton, Nigel Bean, Stephen Dunleavy, Ian Gray, Adam White.
Authors take a journey back to the time when human beings first arrived in North America 13,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. Their survey spans from icy Arctic to tropical Florida swamps when wildlife was more spectacular and varied in our region than it is today. In their book they travel the continent by region introducing beasts including ground sloths, glyptodonts, mastodonts, mammoths, saber-toothed and scimitar-toothed cats, and the short-faced bear. Alongside these now-lost creatures were lions, cheetahs, zebras, and camels also now lost. Many species from that time, however, persist such as caribou, grizzly bears, eagles, salmon, bison, coyotes, prairie dogs, condors, alligators, and jaguars. Evidence for this animal assemblage is provided from fossil bone deposits and inferences are made on how the animals lived, some feeding on plants and some on each other. The arrival of humans is also presented, and their potential effect on the life forms already present. Color photographs, maps, 192 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-30-09819-7. 2002. Yale University Press. Order #: MISC2707 cloth $29.95.

PREHISTORIC LIFE: the rise of the vertebrates. by David Norman.
Traces emergence of life from earliest complex organisms to rise of mammals (including humans), scientific theories on origins of life, environmental changes that influenced evolution. Discusses the preservation, discovery, and interpretation of fossils and relates them to time periods on Earth as well as to the shifting positions of the continents. Tells of the development of special organs such as ears and lungs and presents those species that have more of the characteristics of modern humans as well as some of the cultural traits of our species. Includes section on further reading. Color photos and drawings, 246 large-format pages, index. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN: 0-671-79940-1. 1994. Order #: MACM8538 cloth w/dust jacket $30.00.

RIDERS OF THE PONY EXPRESS. Ralph Moody.
Exiting account of the 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861 when this overland mail operated on horseback over 2,000 miles of rugged Western territory. Tales of the brave riders and their deeds on the various segments of the trail route: weather factors, Indian encounters, lengthy rides, all to end when the transcontinental telegraph was completed. 183 pages, illustrations, index.
ISBN: 978-0-8032-8305-3. Order #: UNNE8520 paper $14.95.

 

SADDLES AND SPURS: the Pony Express saga. Settle & Settle.
Story of the transcontinental horse mail 1860-1861--brings together a store house of information about this operation, complete with historical background including the overland freight and stagecoach business and the development of the telegraph and the Pacific railroad. Includes biographical sketches of founders, company personnel, and riders, plus a list and descriptions of stations. 217 pages, 50 photos.
ISBN: 0-8032-5765-1. 1972. Order #: UNNE7087 paper $11.00.

 

SADDLES AND SPURS: the Pony Express saga. by Settle & Settle.
Story of the transcontinental horse mail 1860-1861--brings together a store house of information about this operation, complete with historical background including the overland freight and stagecoach business and the development of the telegraph and the Pacific railroad. Includes biographical sketches of founders, company personnel, and riders, plus a list and descriptions of stations. 217 pages, 50 photos.
ISBN: 978-0-8032-5765-8. 1972. Order #: UNNE3038 paper $19.95.

 

THE SAGA OF THE PONY EXPRESS. by Joseph Di Certo.
"Wanted—Young skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily....Orphans preferred." —Pony Express poster, 1860. Threatened by civil war and Indian uprisings, the government in the mid-1800s needed better communication with its far-flung citizens in the West. Three visionaries dreamt up a seemingly impossible solution: the Pony Express. An elite cadre of riders would carry the U.S. mail across 2,000 miles of inhospitable wilderness in 10 days. Complete with dozens of illustrations, several maps, and appendixes of riders and relay stations—including stations the reader can still see today"—The Saga of the Pony Express proves there's a reason some legends endure. 256 pages, photos.
ISBN: 978-0-7842-452-8. 2002. Order #: MOPR1146 paper$17.00.

 

SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT. by Merrill J. Mattes.
National Park Service Handbook #28 to exploration by fur traders, role in overland migrations of Nebraska site. Includes discovery of the overland route, fr trade, missionaries, emigrants, 49ers, Pony Express, Plains wars, cowboys and homesteaders. Also covers natural history of the region and prehistory plus a guide to the area and related areas. Historical photographs and drawings, maps, 68 pages.
ISBN: 024-005-0891-8. 1983/ May have loose signature pages. Order #: USGB4625 paper$4.95.

 

SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT, Nebraska. by Merrill J. Mattes.
National Park Service Handbook #28 to exploration by fur traders, role in overland migrations of Nebraska site. Includes discovery of the overland route, fur trade, missionaries, emigrants, 49ers, Pony Express, Plains wars, cowboys and homesteaders. Also covers natural history of the region and prehistory plus a guide to the area and related areas. Historical photographs and drawings, maps, 68 pages.
ISBN: None. 1961. Order #: USGB2482 paper$4.95.

 

 

THE SOD HOUSE. by Cass G. Barns.
Personal narrative of the settlement and frontier years (1867-1897) of the Nebraska prairie country lying between the Elkhorn and Loup rivers, which includes the counties of Nance, Boone, Antelope, and Madison. Stories of the settlers and how they lived--including schools, preachers, doctors, courts, homesteaders, trading. 287 pages.
ISBN: 0-8032-5700-7. 1970. Covers scuffed. Order #: UNNE1020 paper$7.95.

 

THE STORY OF THE HOMESTEAD ACT. by Conrad Stein.
Children's history of how the opening of land to settlement encouraged Americans to move into new areas and develop new ways of living. Securing and developing a homestead, sod houses, travel by wagon, frontier farming and ranching. Illustrated, 31 pages.
ISBN: 0-516-04616-9. Order #: CHIL2057 paper$3.95.

 

THE TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO THE PONY EXPRESS TRAIL. Bensen.
Scenic touring guide for modern explorers, featuring advice on where to go, what to see, and what to do along the famous route. 140 pages. 1995.
ISBN: 978-1-56044-233-2. Order #: GLPE6553 paper $12.95.

 

 

 

WIND CATCHERS: American windmills of yesterday and tomorrow. by Volta Torrey.
Presents an historical overview of the development of wind power in this country during the last century and also considers wind power as an alternative energy source; gives insight into the beginnings of a new revolution of use of wind and thus a good historical reference. Photos, 237 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8289-0438-3. 1976. Order #: STGR3582 paper$9.95.

 

 

List of National Park System areas in Nebraska:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
California National Historic Trail
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Homestead National Historical Park
Missouri National Recreational River
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Niobrara National Scenic River
Oregon National Historic Trail
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Scotts Bluff National Monument

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