{"product_id":"forty-years-in-the-rockies-david-j-bailey-9798234073068","title":"Forty Years in the Rockies: Memoirs of an American Frontier Settler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis fascinating, first-person account of a man who risked everything in search of gold, adventure, freedom, and independence was discovered by his heirs more than a hundred years after his death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1841 and 1869 an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 people travelled into the American West in covered wagons. David J. Bailey was one of them. In lively and opinionated prose, Bailey portrays the characters of the people in his wagon train (including a touching romance), the hardships of travel and day-to-day life, the small improvised celebrations, the struggle for food, and the second guessing of decisions made by the leaders of the train. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his adventure doesn't stop there. Bailey also recounts his new life in Virginia City, Montana, and his experiences with various occupations, including farming and ranching, lumberjacking, hostelry, teaching, bridge building, and finally politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter many years, his final emigration was to Spokane, Washington, a city he loved and where he raised his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns harrowing, humorous, and touching, this is the story of one man's search for a better life, a journey marked by moments of great joy and beauty contrasted with times of privation, loss, and danger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234073068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lazy Raven Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.40d","brand":"David J. Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002031841535,"sku":"9798234073068","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forty-years-in-the-rockies-david-j-bailey-9798234073068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}