Mansfield on the Condition of the Western Forts 1853-54 (The American Exploration & Travel Series), Robert W. Frazer editor, University of Oklahoma Press, 1963, first edition, 254 pages
  • In 1853, Col Joseph K. F. Mansfield was ordered to inspect forts in New Mexico
  • In 1854, he inspected forts of the Pacific
  • Visited less than a decade after areas became part of U.S.
  • Reports present interesting picture of problems & objectives
  • 19 illustrations by Manfield of forts & locations
  • Examined forts & surroundings
  • Covered social & economic conditions
  • Population, production, industry
  • Transportation, communications, costs
  • Mansfield enjoyed his travels, finding beauty in isolated posts
  • California gold fields
  • Indians

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