Stories of the Humboldt Wagon Road

Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was the Chico and Humboldt Wagon Road, meant to connect California with the burgeoning mining industries of Nevada and Idaho. The ambitious plan to make Chico a major Northern California transportation hub was spearheaded by John Bidwell and began in earnest in 1864. The road opened new areas to mining and logging and provided opportunities for less scrupulous characters. Stagecoach robberies, murders and shootouts were just some of the misfortunes that occurred on the road, along with the dangers nature provided--snowstorms, perilous terrain and grizzly bears. Author Andy Mark offers a glimpse of what it was like for nineteenth-century travelers and settlers on the route of the Humboldt Wagon Road.

Author: Andy Mark
Publisher: History Press
Published: 10/12/2020
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781467145268
ISBN10: 1467145262
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT