Crofutt's Trans-Continental Tourist's Guide…
- New York & Chicago:: Geo. A Crofutt,, 1873.
Square 8vo, original gilt lettered cloth, illustrated, 224 pp. Mild wear to binding, rubber stamp on endpaper, appears top of front blue endpaper is missing, large folding map of the world with some splits at the fold, especially at the first panel, which is significant, Yellowstone map with a tear in the left side, normal aging and toning; very nice copy overall. This is essentially a railroad guide loaded with information. It contains rail and stage schedules and routes, including a large folding Union Pacific Railroad schedule. In addition to a large folding colored map of the world, this guide contains folding maps of Salt Lake City, Yellowstone National Park and Omaha and Council Bluffs. There are over twenty full page engravings of views of America, including the Great Plains, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Donner Lake, mining activities in the west, and the meeting of the eastern and western railroads. Howes C901.