Beyond the Mississippi : from the great river to the great ocean : life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast (1869)
Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869 · Hartford, Cn. : American Pub. Co. · leaf 600
der Ruffian ; and with the great war, the whirligig of time brought in his revenges. Their business went to Leavenworth, while Kansas troops swept Missouri with fire and sword. Now St. Joseph has eighteen thousand people; Leavenworth twenty-two thousand; Kansas City eleven thousand. Nearby are… … DELAWARE STREET, LEAVENWORTH, 1867. busy, with great blocks going up, and its chief street a Broadway in miniature. From Leavenworth I took railway to Topeka, fifty -eight miles. The road climbs ridges like saw-teeth ; jolts one like corduroys, and rocks him like a rough cradle. It leads through…
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel · West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs
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