قراءة كتاب Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Development of Cities and Towns Along the Route; and Regions Traversed Beyond the Mississippi; Together
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CAPTAIN WILLARD GLAZIER,
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| I. | Three years in the Federal Cavalry. |
| II. | Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape. |
| III. | Battles for the Union. |
| IV. | Heroes of Three Wars. |
| V. | Peculiarities of American Cities. |
| VI. | Down the Great River. |
| VII. | Headwaters of the Mississippi. |
| VIII. | Ocean to Ocean on Horseback. |
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OCEAN TO OCEAN
ON
HORSEBACK;
Being
the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early
History and Development of Cities and Towns
along the Route; and Regions Traversed
beyond the Mississippi; together with
Incidents, Anecdotes and
Adventures of the
Journey.
BY
CAPTAIN WILLARD GLAZIER.
"Battles for the Union," "Heroes of Three Wars," "Peculiarities of American
Cities," "Down the Great River," "Headwaters of the Mississippi," Etc.
Illustrated.
EDGEWOOD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1899.
THE MEMORY
OF
My Beloved Mother,
Precepts and Example
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
IN
The Journey of Life,
THE RECORD OF MY LONGEST AMERICAN JOURNEY
IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
PREFACE.
It was the intention of the writer to publish a narrative descriptive of his overland tour from the Atlantic to the Pacific soon after returning from California in 1876, and his excuse for the delay in publication is that a variety of circumstances compelled him to postpone for a time the duty of arranging the contents of his journal until other pressing matters had been satisfactorily attended to. Again, considerable unfinished literary work, set aside when he began preparation for crossing the Continent, had to be resumed, and for these reasons the story of his journey from "Ocean to Ocean on Horseback" is only now ready for the printer. In view of this delay in going to press, the author will endeavor to show a due regard for the changes time has wrought along his line of march, and while noting the incidents of his long ride from day to day, it has been his aim so far as possible to discuss the regions traversed, the growth of cities and the development of their industries from the standpoint of the present.
Albany, New York,
August 22, 1895.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY.
Boyhood Longings—Confronted by Obstacles—Trapping Along the Oswegatchie—Enter Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary—Appointed to State Normal College—Straitened Circumstances—Teach School in Rensselaer County—War of the Rebellion—Enlist in a Cavalry Regiment—Taken Prisoner—Fourteen Months in Southern Prisons—Escape from Columbia—Recaptured—Escape from Sylvania, Georgia—Re-enter the Army—Close of the War—Publish "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape" and Other Books—Decide to Cross the Continent—Preparation for Journey—Ocean to Ocean on Horseback 25
CHAPTER II.
BOSTON AND ITS ENVIRONS.
Early History and Development—Situation of the Metropolis of New England—Boston Harbor—The Cradle of Liberty—Old South Church—Migrations of the Post Office—Patriots of the Revolution—The Boston Tea Party—Bunker Hill Monument—Visit of Lafayette—The Public Library—House where Franklin was Born—The Back Bay—Public Gardens—Streets of Boston—Soldiers' Monument—The Old Elm—Commonwealth Avenue—State Capitol—Tremont Temple—Edward Everett—Wendell Phillips—William Loyd Garrison—Phillips Brooks—Harvard University—Wellesley College—Holmes, Parkman—Prescott, Lowell, Longfellow—Boston's Claims to Greatness 32