Discovering Captain John W. Gunnison
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Discovering Captain John W. Gunnison
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Captain John W. Gunnison was one of the leaders of the expedition sent in 1853 by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to find the best possible route for a transcontinental railroad. This slideshow, gathered from documents in the U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection in LexisNexis Congressional, describes that expedition. For more information on LexisNexis Congressional, please visit our wiki site at http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic
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Discovering Captain John W. Gunnison
Description:
Captain John W. Gunnison was one of the leaders of the expedition sent in 1853 by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to find the best possible route for a transcontinental railroad. This slideshow, gathered from documents in the U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection in LexisNexis Congressional, describes that expedition. For more information on LexisNexis Congressional, please visit our wiki site at http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic
Author:
LexisNexisLibrary
Tags:
LexisNexis, Congressional;, History;, Westward, expansion;, exploration;, American, Indians;, John, Gunnison,
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