Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains.

Howard Stansbury

Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, Including a Reconnoissance of a New Route through the Rocky Mountains.

Philadelphia:

Lippincott, Grambo, & Co.

1852

This book, John Tyler’s copy of Exploration and Survey of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, evidences a major aspect of Tyler’s policy: westward expansion. As president, Tyler signed the “Log Cabin Bill,” which allowed settlers to claim up to 160 acres of land with deferred payment before it was offered for public sale, thereby accelerating the expansion process. SF.

John Tyler. Term: 1841-1845, Whig Party

From the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane