Westward Through Nebraska: [Title:] The geography of the Oregon Trail in Nebraska

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B I B L I 0 G R A P H Y

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Primary Sources

Books

	1.	Chittenden, H. M., and Richardson, A. T., Life, Letters and Travels of Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, S. J. 1801-1874. 4 volumes. New York; Francis P. Harper, 1905.
	2.	Croft, A. J., "From Meridian to Fort Kearney" in Proceedings and Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Second Series Vol. V. Lincoln; Jacob North & Co., 1902.
	3.	Dawson, Charles, Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail and of Jefferson County. Topeka, 1912.
	4.	Follmer, George D., "Incidents of the Early Settlement of Nuckolls County" in Collections of the Nebraska Historical Society , Vol. XVII, Albert Watkins (editor). Lincoln; Nebraska State Historical Society, 1913.
	5.	Hancock, Samuel, The Narrative of, (1845-1860) with an Introduction by Arthur D. Howden Smith. New York; Robert M. McBride and Company, 1927.
	6.	Hansen, George W., "A Tragedy of the Oregon Trail" in Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society , Vol. XVII, 1913. Albert Watkins (editor). Lincoln; Nebraska State Historical Society, 1913.

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	7.	Kelly, William J. P., An Excursion to California over the Prairie, Rocky Mountains and Great Sierra Nevada. 2 volumes. London; Chapman and Hall, 1851.
	8.	Marcy, Randolph B., The Prairie Traveler, A Handbook for Overland Expeditions. Edited by Richard Francis Burton F. R. G. S. London; Triibner and Co., 1863.
	9.	Meeker, Ezra, Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail. Yonkers-on Hudson; World Book Co., 1922.
	10.	"Military Correspondence of the War Department Relating to Fort Kearney" in Publications of the Nebraska State Historical Society , Vol. XXI, A. E. Sheldon (editor. Published by the Society; Lincoln, 1930.
	11.	Oakley, Obadiah Expedition to Oregon. Reprinted from the Peoria Register , New York; 1914.
	12.	Parkman, Francis, The Oregon Trail, Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. Boston; Little, Brown & Co., 1901.
	13.	Root, Frank A., and Connelly, William Elsey, The Overland Stage to California. Published by the authors, Topeka, 1901.
	14.	Stansbury, Howard, Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Philadelphia, 1852. Printed also in Senate Executive Document. No. 3. Special Session, March 1851.
	15.	Thwaites, Ruben G. (editor), Palmer's Journal (Early Western Travels Vol. XXX). Cleveland; The Arthur H. Clarke Co., 1905.
	16.	Ware, Eugene F., The Indian War of 1964. Topeka; Crane & Co., 1911.

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	17.	Watson, W. W., "Early History of Jefferson County Overland Route" in Proceedings and Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society, Second Series, Vol. V. Lincoln; Jacob North & Co. 1902.
	18.	Williams, Joseph, Narrative of a Tour from the State of Indiana to the Oregon Territory in the years 1841-2, with an Introduction by James C. Bell , Jr. New York; The Cadmus Book Shop, 1921.
	19.	Wyeth, John B., "Oregon; or a Short History of a Long Journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific by Land" (Thwaites, Ruben G., Early Western Travels , Vol. XXI). Cleveland; The Arthur H. Clarke Co., 1905.

II.

Government Publications

1.	Documents
	a.	"Report of Rufus Ingalls (Captain Assistant Quartermaster) of the March of Colonel Stepstoe's Command into the Great Basin of Utah", House Executive Document , No. I, Part II. 34th Congress, 1st session.
	b.	Cross, Major 0., Quartermaster United States Army, "Report, in the form of a Journal, to the Quartermaster General, of the march of the regiment of mounted riflemen to Oregon, from May 10th to October 5, 1849". Senate Document , No. I. 31st Congress, 2nd Session; Serial No. 587.
	c.	Fremont, Brevet Captain J. C., "Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-44". Senate Documents , Nos. 174-177. 28th Congress, 2nd Session. Washington, 1845.

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	d.	"Report of Colonel Kearney on the feasibility of establishing a military post at Fort Laramie" (1845). Senate Document . 29th Congress, lst Session, Vol. I.
	e.	"The Old Oregon Trail", Hearings before the Committee on Roads, House of Representatives. 68th Congress, 2nd Session. Washington, 1925.
	2.	Kappler, Charles J., Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties. 2 volumes. Washington; Government Printing Office, 1904.

3.	Maps
	a.	Government Survey Plats of Townships on file in the State Land Commissioner's Office. State Capitol. Lincoln.
	b.	The Official State Atlas of Nebraska Compiled from Government Surveys, County Records and Personal Investigations. Philadelphia, 1885.
	c.	The Topographic Maps of the United States. United States Geological Survey. Department of the Interior. Quadrangles for the following areas in Nebraska:

		(1) "Browns Creek Quadrangle"
		(2) "Camp Clark Quadrangle"
		(3) "Chappell Quadrangle"
		(4) "Goshen Hole Quadrangle"
		(5) "Gothenburg Quadrangle"
		(6) "Grand Island Quadrangle"
		(7) "Hebron Quadrangle"
		(8) "Kearney Quadrangle"
		(9) "Lexington Quadrangle"
		(10) "North Platte Quadrangle"
		(11) "Ogalalla Quadrangle"
		(12) "Paxton Quadrangle"

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		(13) "Sidney Quadrangle"
		(14) "ScottsBluff Quadrangle"
		(15) "Superior Quadrangle"
		(16) "Wood River Quadrangle"

4.	Soil Surveys for the following areas published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, Washington; Government Printing Office:
	Soil Survey of Adams County, Nebraska , 1923
	Soil Survey of Clay County, Nebraska , 1927
	Soil Survey of Dawson County, Nebraska , 1922
	Soil Survey of Deuel County, Nebraska , 1921
	Soil Survey of Garden County, Nebraska , 1924
	Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Nebraska , 1925
	Soil Survey of Kearney County, Nebraska , 1923
	Soil Survey of Keith County, Nebraska , 1926
	Soil Survey of Lincoln County, Nebraska , 1926
	Soil Survey of Morrill County, Nebraska , 1917
	Soil Survey of Nuckolls County, Nebraska , 1925
	Soil Survey of Phelps County, Nebraska , 1917
	Soil Survey of Scotts Bluff County, at Nebraska , 1913
	Soil Survey of Thayer County, Nebraska , 1927

5.		Statutes at Large.
	a.	Minot, George (editor), The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America (United States Statutes at Large, 1851-1855 , Vol. X). Boston; Little, Brown & Co., 1855.
	b.	Minot, George, and Sanger, George P, (editors), The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America (United States Statutes at Large 1855-1859 , Vol. XI). Boston; Little, Brown & Co., 1859.
	c.	Peters, Richard, (editor), The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America (United States Statutes at Large

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		1789-1845 , Vol IV). Boston; Little, Brown & Co., 1860.
	d.	Peters, Richard (editor), Treaties between the United States and the Indian Tribes (United States Statutes at Large 1789-1845 , Vol. VII). Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1861.

III.

Miscellaneous

	1.	Condra, G. E., The Soil Resources of Nebraska, Bulletin 15. Nebraska Conservation and Soil Survey, 1920.
	2.	Hansen, George W., "True Story of Wild Bill-McCanles Affray in Jefferson County, Nebraska, July 12, 1861" in Nebraska History Magazine , 1925-27.
	3.	Hulbert, Archer Butter (editor), "1830-1930, The Oregon Trail Centennial: The Documentary Background of the Days of the First Wagon Train on the Road to Oregon". Historical Reprints , State University of Montana, Missoula.
	4.	Stereograph Pictures on file at the State Historical Society, Lincoln.

Secondary Sources

Books

	1.	Andreas, A. T. (Proprietor), History of the State of Nebraska. 2 volumes. Chicago; The Western Historical Co., 1882.
	2.	Bancroft H. H., History of Oregon. 2 volumes. (The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft , Vol. XXIX) San Francisco; The History Company, Publishers, 1886.

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	3.	Chittenden, Hiram Martin, The American Fur Trade of the Far West. 3 volumes. New York; Francis P. Harper, 1902.
	4.	Clarke, S, A., Pioneer Days of Oregon History. 2 volumes. Portland; J. K. Gill Co., 1905.
	5.	Coman, Katherine, Economic Beginnings of the Far West. 2 volumes. New York; The Macmillan Company, 1912.
	6.	Connelly, William Elsey, "National Aspects of the Old Oregon Trail" in Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society , Vol. XIII. Topeka; Kansas State Printing Co., 1915.
	7.	Ghent, W. J., The Road to Oregon. New York; Longman's Green & Co., 1929.
	8.	Hafen, Le Roy R., The Overland Mail. Cleveland; The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1926.
	9.	Hebard, Grace Raymond, and Brininstool, E. A., The Bozeman Trail. 2 volumes. Cleveland; The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1922.
	10.	Hebard, Grace Raymond, The Pathbreakers from River to Ocean. Chicago; The University Publishing Co., 1917.
	11.	Hulbert, Archer Butler, The American Transcontinental Trails , 2 volumes (The Crown Collection of American Maps, Series IV ). Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1925.
	12.	Hulbert, Archer Butler, Forty-Niners, The Chronicle of the California Trail. Boston; Little Brown & Company, 1931.
	13.	Irving, Washington, Astoria (The Works of Washington Irving , Vol. II). Twentieth Century Edition. New York; G.P.Putnam's Sons.

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	14.	Irving, Washington, The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A. in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West. Philadelphia; J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1871.
	15.	Johnson Sidona V., A Short History of Oregon. Chicago; A. C. McClung Co., 1904.
	16.	Mapes, C. B., The Nebraska City-Fort Kearney Cut-off as a Factor in the Early Development of Nebraska and the West. (Master's Thesis) University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1931.
	17.	Morton, Sterling J., Illustrated History of Nebraska , 4 volumes. Lincoln; Jacob North & Co., 1905.
	18.	Neihardt, John G., The Splendid Wayfaring. New York; The Macmillan Co., 1920.
	19.	Sheldon, A. E., History and Stories of Nebraska. Lincoln; University Publishing Co., 1913.
	20.	Sheldon, A. E., Nebraska, The Land and the People. 3 volumes. Chicago; The Lewis Publishing Co., 1931.
	21.	Willman, Lillian M., "The History of Fort Kearney" in Publications of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Vol. XXI. Published by the society, A. E. Sheldon (editor). Lincoln 1930.

II.

Magazines and Pamphlets

	1.	De Voto, Bernard, "The Great Medicine Road" in The American Mercury , Vol. XI, pp. 104-112, (May 1927).
	2.	Masters, Joseph G., Centenary Celebration . Oregon Trail Memorial Association (pamphlet).

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Welch, Leslie J., "The Oregon Trail in Nebraska", in The Sugar Press published by the Great Western Sugar Co., Denver. Vol. XII, (March, April, June, July, August, 1928).