Long, Margaret, 1873-1957,

Dates:
Birth 1873
Death 1957

Biographical notes:

Denver, Colorado, medical doctor and author with a strong interest in Death Valley and its early pioneers, and pioneer trails in the West. On an automobile trip in 1921, Dr. Long and a friend became the first women to enter Death Valley alone. Author of: The shadow of the arrow (1941); The Smoky Hill Trail (1943); Automobile logs of the Smoky Hill and other pioneer trails in Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico ... (1943); and The Santa Fe Trail: Following the old historic pioneer trails on the modern highways (1954).

From the description of Margaret Long papers, [1925-1946] [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83264148

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Places:

  • Deserts (as recorded)
  • Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) (as recorded)
  • Oregon National Historic Trail (as recorded)