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Across America on an Emigrant Train
By Jim Murphy
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By Jim Murphy
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An account of Robert Louis Stevenson’s twelve-day journey from New York to California in 1879 to see his ailing fiancé provides the opportunity to experience a cross-country journey firsthand. Drawn from Stevenson’s journal, Across America offers a unique and fascinating primary-source account of transcontinental train travel.
Interwoven with descriptions of traveling companions, other emigrants, and their collective experiences, Across America weaves together the broader story—the building ...