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Map guide to American migration routes, 1735-1815 Paperback – April 1, 1997

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For years, genealogists have had to depend on less-than-perfect, mostly hand-drawn maps. The maps have come from a variety of dubious sources. Yet genealogists need to locate and understand the early American migration routes their ancestors may have traveled. In this book, William Dollarhide shows early American migration routes with well-researched and consistently drawn maps. The routes explored begin with the King's Highway of 1735 from Boston to Charleston and end with the roads that resulted from the War of 1812 in the Old Southwest. These maps provide critical information for genealogists trying to locate the passages of early migration in America. The publication familiarizes readers about why and when the earliest wagon roads became available by discussing the significant historical events that led to the opening of new settlements. The wagon roads appear in chronological order so anyone can see why and when the earliest wagon roads were developed in America.

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50 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Heritage Quest;
Publication date

April 1, 1997
Dimensions

10.79 x 8.48 x 0.17 inches
ISBN-10

1877677744
ISBN-13

978-1877677748
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Editorial Reviews

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Familyresearchers need to locate and understand the early American migration routestheir ancestors may have traveled. In this book, the early roadways are shownwith well-researched and consistently drawn maps, beginning with the King'sHighway of 1735 from Boston to Charleston and ending with the roads thatresulted from the War of 1812 in the Old Southwest. These maps provide criticalinformation for researchers trying to locate the passages of early migration inAmerica and can be used as a method of understanding the places where ancestorsmay have passed or settled in route to their final destination. Maps anddescriptions of the migration routes begins with Colonial Roads to 1750: TheBoston Post Road and the King's Highway, The Lancaster Road, The Fall LineRoad, The Great Valley Road, The Pioneer's Road, and The Upper Road. Colonial Roads, 1750-1775: Braddock'sRoad, Forbes' Road, The Wilderness Road, New York Migrations, Roads to the OhioCountry, Zane's Trace, The Nashville Road, and The National Road. Roads to the Old Southwest: The NatchezTrace, The Federal Horse Path, and The Ways South After 1815.

About the Author

From the 1997 book's back cover: William Dollarhide, born in 1942, was raised and educated in Seattle. He was an associate architect at Western Washington University for eight years. He currently resides in Salt Lake City, and is employed as a writer with Heritage Quest of Bountiful, Utah. A genealogist since 1971, he started the Dollarhide Systems for Genealogical Records in 1980, and in 1984, he founded the Genealogy Bulletin, a bimonthly magazine which became a publication of Heritage Quest in 1994, and an on-line newsletter in 1999. In addition to his duties with the Genealogy Bulletin, he writes monographs relating to genealogy, and also writes feature articles for Heritage Quest Magazine. As a genealogical lecturer, he has conducted seminar programs for over 600 genealogical societies. His honors include an Award of Merit from the American Society of Genealogists, and an Award of Appreciation from the National Genealogical Society, for services to the genealogical community.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heritage Quest;; Reprint edition (April 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 50 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1877677744
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1877677748
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.79 x 8.48 x 0.17 inches

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Reviewer #3

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2018

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I chose to rank this book "it's okay" simply because such judgement depends on YOUR perspective. If you don't know anything about the migration routes. If you are fairly new to geneology, this book can give you an elementary understanding to put family history study into some context. You'll learn where point "A" and "B" are and that there was SOME road between them. Date ranges for the various roads are... "conservative." If you are looking for a more thorough understanding of the routes and waypoints between "A" and "B", keep looking. There are much better books on the subject. It pains me greatly to say that. I bought it without reading the reviews because of Mr. Dollarhide's respected reputation as a researcher. I don't know if this book was intended as a (very) brief and condensed explanation of the routes or, as something else. From the standpoint of researching the routes as they apply to geneology or the settlement and social expansion of N. America, it is a disappointment - particularly @ $23.00! Lesson learned!!! Read the reviews regardless who the writer is.

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Annie in New England

Highly recommend genealogical research tool

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2015

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Another of the must-haves for genealogists working on 18th and 19th century lines. During this time populations were expanding, people were moving, entire families and sometimes communities at a time. I use this book every time I start researching a new line. By using this book to identify possible "landing places", I can narrow my paper search to the most likely areas, and solve some mysteries. For instance, I learned how one brother ended up in southern Kentucky and another in western Tennessee, while traveling the same trail. I found a missing ancestor in Iowa-- because so many trails converged there. And why I have a trail of relatives of the same generation sprinkled along the mid-section of the continent- where-ever there was a layover point in the trails being used.

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JESSE C. McGINTY , JR

Disappointed in its brevity for the price

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014

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I was expecting considerably more detail in a publication with this cost . Basically this turned out to be a 41 page ( counting a 2 page index ) abbreviated sketch containing about 12 or 13 general maps of approximate routes pitched on about a 6th grade
level . I readily admit that I now know more than I did , as a result of reading this publication , however the same could be said
of a historical article in the local newspaper at a fraction of the cost. Read time about 30 minutes for a SLOW , every word reader like me .

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littleoldlady

Mr. Dollarhide was after my Dollar. PERIOD.

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015

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Waaay overpriced. And redundant. Everything I read in this book I could have -- and did -- learn better from searching Wikipedia. Mediocre maps. 'Descriptive' paragraphs of the maps were unnecessary, since one's eyes could do all the writing anyway. A waste of my money.

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Carol and William

Map of American Migration Routes

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2013

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Wonderful book of its kind. Valuable tool for the researcher and genealogist.
Not only provides visual aids for migration routes but also provides the
history of each route from their beginning and why the routes went the way
they did. Additionally, provides information on modern day interstates, highways
and roads that follow the ancient paths.

2 people found this helpful

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Melanie Shearman

Not what I was hoping

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2016

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I'm looking for the pioneer trail from NY to Southeen Michigan via Canada, but it isn't in the book. That was my only disappointment, otherwise it is very informational, including the history of each road in the time frame

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Laura Hulbert

Awesome Book!!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2011

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This book is a very well-written, thorough look at the first "roads" in the USA, back before it was the USA. It has chronological information on how our roads came into being, complete with maps. It also has a lot of historical information on lots of different things, from companies to politics!! It is well worth the money and well worth the read! Map guide to American migration routes, 1735-1815

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Colleen G. Pasquale

Our Country's First Roads

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013

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This book is very interesting. You can read about our first roads, starting with the Boston Post Road. I was able to read about the routes my ancestors most likely took when they packed up their families and moved from Virginia, through the Carolinas and into Louisiana and Mississippi.

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