The great gates ; the story of the Rocky Mountain passes
by Sprague, Marshall
Published by : Little, Brown and Company (Boston) Physical details: 468 p Year: 1964| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 978 Spr (Browse shelf) | Available | State Grant in Aid | 30502 |
With Rosters of 800 of the Passes of the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Range, and of those in Colorado, Montana, Northern New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Finding and making use of these passes was the key to reaching the Pacific. From about 1540 to the present day, adventurers have sought means of access across the Rockies. The Great Gates concerns the histories of passes in the Rocky mountains of this country and Canada. Filled with many illustrations of the passes, this book also lists eight hundred Rocky Mountain passes with their locations , altitudes and brief descriptions for the benefit of latter day explorers Contains vignettes about Zebulon Pike, John Fremont, and David Douglas along with excerpts from journals kept by various other interesting adventurers. An excellent book relating the stories of how routes through the Rockies were found , includes vignettes of early explorers, a listing of 800 of the passes with their locations, altitudes, and brief descriptions.
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