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Book/Printed Material Wonderland; or, Twelve weeks in and out of the United States. Brief account of a trip across the continent--short run into Mexico--ride to the Yosemite Valley--steamer voyage to Alaska, the land of glaciers--visit to the Great Shoshone Falls and a stage ride through the Yellowstone national park

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Title

  • Wonderland; or, Twelve weeks in and out of the United States. Brief account of a trip across the continent--short run into Mexico--ride to the Yosemite Valley--steamer voyage to Alaska, the land of glaciers--visit to the Great Shoshone Falls and a stage ride through the Yellowstone national park

Summary

  • Edward S. Parkinson was a New Jersey newspaperman who traveled to California and Alaska in 1892. Wonderland, or Twelve weeks in and out of the United States (1894) is his account of that three-month adventure: a rail trip from New Jersey to California with side trips to Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Highlights include visits to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite, Portland and Shoshone; with a chapter on California resort hotels.

Names

  • Parkinson, Edward S.

Created / Published

  • Trenton, N.J., MacCrellish & Quigley, printers, 1894.

Headings

  • -  West (U.S.)--Description and travel
  • -  California
  • -  Alaska--Description and travel

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 259 p. front., illus. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F851 .P24

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 01021613

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Parkinson, Edward S. Wonderland; or, Twelve weeks in and out of the United States Brief account of a trip across the continent--short run into Mexico--ride to the Yosemite Valley--steamer voyage to Alaska, the land of glaciers--visit to the Great Shoshone Falls and a stage ride through the Yellowstone national park. Trenton, N.J., MacCrellish & Quigley, printers, 1894. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/01021613/.

APA citation style:

Parkinson, E. S. (1894) Wonderland; or, Twelve weeks in and out of the United States Brief account of a trip across the continent--short run into Mexico--ride to the Yosemite Valley--steamer voyage to Alaska, the land of glaciers--visit to the Great Shoshone Falls and a stage ride through the Yellowstone national park. Trenton, N.J., MacCrellish & Quigley, printers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/01021613/.

MLA citation style:

Parkinson, Edward S. Wonderland; or, Twelve weeks in and out of the United States Brief account of a trip across the continent--short run into Mexico--ride to the Yosemite Valley--steamer voyage to Alaska, the land of glaciers--visit to the Great Shoshone Falls and a stage ride through the Yellowstone national park. Trenton, N.J., MacCrellish & Quigley, printers, 1894. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/01021613/>.