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Across America; Or, The Great West and the Pacific Coast

By James Fowler Rusling
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The narrator undertakes an official tour of inspection across the American West and Pacific Coast, combining logistical reports on depots and supply routes with a traveler's journal. Travel by rail, stagecoach, horseback, and steamer provides varied scenes of plains, mountains, river valleys, and coastal landscapes. Encounters with settlements, Indigenous peoples, ranches, and mining camps illustrate daily life, commerce, and frontier challenges while notes record camp routines, local characters, and natural history. Chapters alternate between practical observations about transport and provisioning and descriptive sketches of scenery and regional customs, presented in a candid, conversational tone for general readers.

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James Fowler Rusling

James Fowler Rusling was an American author and traveler known for his vivid depictions of the American landscape and culture during the 19th century. His notable work, "Across America; Or, The Great West and the Pacific Coast," offers readers a detailed account of his journey through the western United States, capturing the spirit of exploration and the diverse experiences of the time. Rusling's writings reflect a keen observation of the changing American frontier and contribute to the literary heritage of travel literature.

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