Across the Wide Missouri: The Diary of a Journey from Virginia to Missouri in 1819 and Back Again in 1822 - Paperback

by James Brown Campbell (Author), Mary Wickizer Burgess (Editor), Michael Burgess (Editor)

In the summer of 1819 Alexander Campbell and his family left Highland County, Virginia, on a trek to the wilderness country of Missouri Territory. This is his actual diary of the trip to and from Missouri three years apart, during which time the Campbells suffered great privation and saw much of the lower Midwest and upper South. Complete with index, map, and detailed background notes by scholars Mary Wickizer Burgess and Michael Burgess.