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 with Incidents, Anecdotes and Adventures of the Journey

· 1905

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 Early History and Development--Situation of the Metropolis of New England--Boston Harbor--The Cradle of Liberty--Old South Church--Migration…

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