Diary, 1868-1872.

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Diary, 1868-1872.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22694748

Electrostatic copy of a diary chronicling Schaaf's experiences on the far Western frontier. The diary details Schaaf's journey west by ship via Panama and his life in a lumber camp in the Sierra Nevadas, describing the social life on the frontier, including his involvement in the local Odd Fellows lodge, the celebration at the completion of the transcontinental railroad, as well as train robberies and community destruction from fires. Included are everyday details of pioneering life such as recipes for tobacco substitutes and ways to clear mosquitoes from a room.

0.10 linear ft.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7081347

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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