Historic Sites and Markers Along the Mormon and Other Great Western Trails

Historic Sites and Markersis an indispensable guide for travelers who wish to retrace the various frontierroutes taken by the Mormons and other pioneers in their treks westward. Traversingfifteen states from New York to California, Stanley Kimball presents some ofAmerica's most famous trails--the Mormon, the Oregon-California, the Santa Fe,the Overland, and many others--and describes important points of interest, includingforts, trail centers, and museums."An important contributionto the history of the West and perhaps the most comprehensive mile-by-mile guideto trail markers and historical sites ever prepared."-- Brigham D. Madsen, author of The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre