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Lansford Warren Hastings

(Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870)

Lansford Warren Hastings (1819–1870) was an American explorer and Confederate soldier. He is best remembered as the developer of Hastings Cutoff, a claimed shortcut to California across what is now the state of Utah, a factor in the ill-fated Donner Party of 1846. He was a Major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. (From Wikipedia)

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Carey, Charles Henry

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Filed under: Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870

Salt Desert Trails: A History of the Hastings Cutoff and Other Early Trails Which Crossed the Great Salt Desert Seeking a Shorter Road to California (Salt Lake City: Western Printing Co., 1930), by Charles Kelly (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by Lansford Warren Hastings:

Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870: The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California (Cincinnati: G. Conclin, 1845) (multiple formats at archive.org)
Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870: The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California: Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original Edition of 1845, with Historical Note and Bibliography (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1932), ed. by Charles Henry Carey (page images at HathiTrust)

Additional books by Lansford Warren Hastings in the extended shelves:

Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870: The emigrants' guide to Oregon and California, containing scenes and incidents of a party of Oregon emigrants; a description of Oregon; scenes and incidents of a party of California emigrants; and a description of California; with a description of the different routes to those countries; and all necessary information relative to the equipment, supplies, and the method of traveling. (G. Conclin, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)

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