Item Detail
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9008
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Triplett, Frank
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Conquering the wilderness; or, new pictorial history of the life and times of the pioneer heroes and heroines of America. A full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvelous adventures of Boone, Kenton [and others] with picturesque sketches of border life, past and present, backwoods camp meetings, schools and Sunday-schools; heroic fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers . . . the overland route and its horrors. . . . Brigham Young . . . and describing life and adventure on the plains and in the mining camps of today. . . .
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Chicago
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National Book and Picture Co.
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c1883
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c1883
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1p.l., v–xxxix, [2], 17–716p
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24cm
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illus., ports
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Other editions: New York & St. Louis, 1883 CSmH, DLC, ICN, NjP, UHi, UPB, USlC; New York, 1886 ICN, USl, USlC; Chicago, 1895 UHi, USlC
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Pt. 2, chapter 21: The Mormons. Chapter 22: Mountain Meadows massacre, p. 520–28
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CSmH, CU-B, DLC, NjP
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Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California; University of California, Bancroft Library, Berkeley, California; U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey