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Dominguez Escalante Journal

Their Expedition Through Colorado Utah Az & N Mex 1776
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Translated by Fray Angelico Chavez, Edited by Ted J. Warner Western History The chronicle of Fray Francisco Atanasio DomInguez and Fray Silvestre VElez de Escalante's most remarkable 1776 expedition through the Rocky Mountains, the eastern Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau to inventory new lands for the Spanish crown and to find a route from Santa Fe to Monterey, California. Escalante's journal wonderfully describes every detail of the rugged and scenic country through which they journeyed, along the qualities and customs of its inhabitants. Working as far north as present-day Provo, Utah, the expedition finally returned south. An approaching severe winter and mishaps among the maze of the Grand Canyon forced the party to return to Santa Fe by way of the Hopi pueblos. This journal provides a fascinating account of over a thousand miles of wilderness exploration.
Table of Contents:Contents Foreword Introduction Translator's Note Santa Fe to RIo De San LAzaro RIo De San LAzaro to San Ramon San Ramon to Las Llagas Las Llagas to San AndrEs San AndrEs to San Eleuterio San Eleuterio to Santa BArbara Santa BArbara to Oraibi Oraibi to Santa Fe Map of DomInguez-Escalante Expedition by Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco, 1778 Glossary Bibliography
"This current edition of the journal will please both scholars and general readers. Whether packing a tent or a book, readers will find their trip through The Dominguez-Escalante Journal an engaging enterprise."--Weber Studies "A new generation of trail buffs will be happy to find this basic source back in print in a format that will fit easily in a pack. Definitive."--New Mexico Historical Review "Other versions of the journals have been published, but the analysis of the present version distinguishes it from the rest."--Colonial Latin American Historical Review
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