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Survival On a Westward Trek, 1858–1859
The John Jones Overlanders
By Dwight L. Smith
When gold was discovered in the Fraser River country of British Columbia in the 1850s, St. Paul, Minnesota became the departure point for the plunge westward, as was St. Louis for the American gold rushes. Minnesotans soon caught the fever. Nine young men set out in July of 1858 for the goldfields of British Columbia.
Breaking With Burr
Harman Blennerhassett’s Journal, 1807
By Harman Blennerhassett
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Edited by Raymond E. Fitch
First complete publication, newly transcribed from the manuscript, of Harman Blennerhassett’s private diary of his detention pending his trial for treason.
Life, Journals and Correspondence of Rev. Manasseh Cutler, L L. D.
By Julia P. Cutler and William P. Cutler
A fascinating description of the processes that laid the foundations for civilization in the Ohio Valley.
