The Mormon Trail Revisited
Gregory M. Franzwa
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.
Paperback ISBN 1-880397-64-1, $24.95
Hardcover ISBN 1-880397-63-3, $39.95
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