"The Mormon Trail Revisited directs today's motorists to the exact route of the 1846-47 Mormon Pioneer Trail, as closely as possible over today's roadways, more than 90 percent gravel and in excellent condition. The 284-page book combines driving directions, historical vignettes, and more than 200 photographs of the trail and historic sites along the 1,400-mile trek. The route extends from Nauvoo, Ill., on the east bank of the Mississippi River, across southern Iowa to Council Bluffs; across Nebraska from Omaha to Scotts Bluff; across Wyoming (mostly on the route of the Oregon Trail) to Fort Bridger, and from the Utah-Wyoming border to downtown Salt Lake City, where the first plow bit into the virgin soil on July 23, 1847. It's thrilling, every inch of the way." [Publisher's abstract]|Historic sites, Illinois