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American Migration Routes Part I - Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads; by William Dollarhide; 2022; 139 pp; Full Color Throughout; Soft Cover; Perfectbound; 88 Maps; 77 Routes; ISBN 978-1-62859-335-8; Item #: FR0486As noted above, this all-new volume of American migration routes includes 88 maps and 77 routes - up from the 22 routes in the 1997 edition. This book has seven (7) chapters, each illustrating a specific era of American transportation history:
Indian Paths to Post Roads (1630-1669)The King's Highway (1680-1765)Scots-Irish Wagon Roads (1720-1750)Trans-Appalachian Trails & Roads (1755-1796)Roads to the Ohio Country (1787-1818)Roads of the Old Southwest (1806-1832)Western Migration Routes (1821-1869)
A 12-page Table of Migration Routes acts as an introduction to the map chapters with road trips, notes, and links to historical references online. Each chapter starts with a locator map and introduction to the historic era.
The migration routes are then enlarged on two side-by-side maps: the… Read More