The Resource A remarkable curiosity : dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West, Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
A remarkable curiosity : dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West, Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
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- Summary
- Collected in this volume for the first time are Cummings's portraits of a land and its assortment of characters unlike anything back East. Characters like Pedro Armijo, the New Mexican sheep tycoon who took Denver by storm, and more prominently the Mormon prophet Brigham Young and one of his wives, Ann Eliza Young, who was filing for divorce at the time of Cummings's arrival.<br /> <br />Although today he is virtually unknown, during his lifetime Cummings was one of the most famous newspapermen in the United States, in part because of stories like these. Complete with a biographical sketch and historical introduction, A Remarkable Curiosity is an enjoyable read for anybody interested in the American West in the latter half of the nineteenth century
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 371 pages)
- Contents
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- Over the Kansas plains
- The earthly paradise
- A Canadian in Colorado
- The Petrified stumps
- The town in the desert
- The fate of a gold seeker
- In the golden gulches
- The story of little Emma
- The seventeenth wife
- The great Utah divorce
- An interesting conversation with Ann Eliza Young
- The prophet's divorce
- The Arizona expedition
- The Mormon pioneers
- The American Dead Sea
- Mutton chops by the million
- The king of the jack rabbits
- The funeral postponed
- Duel with six-shooters
- Isbn
- 9780870819858
- Label
- A remarkable curiosity : dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West
- Title
- A remarkable curiosity
- Title remainder
- dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West
- Statement of responsibility
- Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
- Subject
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- Biography
- Cummings, Amos J., (Amos Jay), 1841-1902
- Cummings, Amos J., (Amos Jay), 1841-1902 -- Correspondence
- Cummings, Amos J., (Amos Jay), 1841-1902 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- History
- Journalists
- Journalists -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- Manners and customs
- Natural history
- Natural history -- West (U.S.)
- New York (State) -- New York
- Railroad travel
- Railroad travel -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
- Records and correspondence
- TRAVEL
- TRAVEL -- General
- Travel
- United States, West
- West (U.S.) -- Biography
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- 1800-1899
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Collected in this volume for the first time are Cummings's portraits of a land and its assortment of characters unlike anything back East. Characters like Pedro Armijo, the New Mexican sheep tycoon who took Denver by storm, and more prominently the Mormon prophet Brigham Young and one of his wives, Ann Eliza Young, who was filing for divorce at the time of Cummings's arrival.<br /> <br />Although today he is virtually unknown, during his lifetime Cummings was one of the most famous newspapermen in the United States, in part because of stories like these. Complete with a biographical sketch and historical introduction, A Remarkable Curiosity is an enjoyable read for anybody interested in the American West in the latter half of the nineteenth century
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- SC1
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1841-1902
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cummings, Amos J.
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Milanich, Jerald T
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cummings, Amos J.
- Cummings, Amos J.
- Cummings, Amos J.
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Natural history
- Journalists
- Railroad travel
- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.)
- TRAVEL
- TRAVEL
- HISTORY
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Journalists
- Manners and customs
- Natural history
- Railroad travel
- Travel
- New York (State)
- United States, West
- Label
- A remarkable curiosity : dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West, Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Over the Kansas plains -- The earthly paradise -- A Canadian in Colorado -- The Petrified stumps -- The town in the desert -- The fate of a gold seeker -- In the golden gulches -- The story of little Emma -- The seventeenth wife -- The great Utah divorce -- An interesting conversation with Ann Eliza Young -- The prophet's divorce -- The Arizona expedition -- The Mormon pioneers -- The American Dead Sea -- Mutton chops by the million -- The king of the jack rabbits -- The funeral postponed -- Duel with six-shooters
- Control code
- ocn506069184
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 371 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780870819858
- Lccn
- 2008025223
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1d8hqzg
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)506069184
- Label
- A remarkable curiosity : dispatches from a New York City journalist's 1873 railroad trip across the American West, Amos Jay Cummings ; edited and compiled by Jerald T. Milanich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Over the Kansas plains -- The earthly paradise -- A Canadian in Colorado -- The Petrified stumps -- The town in the desert -- The fate of a gold seeker -- In the golden gulches -- The story of little Emma -- The seventeenth wife -- The great Utah divorce -- An interesting conversation with Ann Eliza Young -- The prophet's divorce -- The Arizona expedition -- The Mormon pioneers -- The American Dead Sea -- Mutton chops by the million -- The king of the jack rabbits -- The funeral postponed -- Duel with six-shooters
- Control code
- ocn506069184
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 371 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780870819858
- Lccn
- 2008025223
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1d8hqzg
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)506069184
Subject
- Biography
- Cummings, Amos J., (Amos Jay), 1841-1902
- Cummings, Amos J., (Amos Jay), 1841-1902 -- Correspondence
- Cummings, Amos J., (Amos Jay), 1841-1902 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- History
- Journalists
- Journalists -- New York (State) | New York -- Biography
- Manners and customs
- Natural history
- Natural history -- West (U.S.)
- New York (State) -- New York
- Railroad travel
- Railroad travel -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
- Records and correspondence
- TRAVEL
- TRAVEL -- General
- Travel
- United States, West
- West (U.S.) -- Biography
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- 1800-1899
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