To Nebraska in 1857 • A Diary of E.F. Beadle With an Introduction by David L. Bristow

Erastus F. Beadle Beadle's story is one of many featured in David L. Bristow's book A Dirty, Wicked Town: Tales of 19^th Century Omaha (Caxton Press). Learn more at www.davidbristow.com. To Nebraska in 1857 is just one of thousands of books freely available on the Internet. To find more titles, visit: Google Books Internet Public Library Making of America – U. of Michigan Making of America – Cornell U. Online Books Page Project Gutenberg That rare or out-of-print classic you're looking for may be just a few mouse clicks away. http://members.aol.com/oldnebraska/. This site presents the complete 1857 diary of Nebraska pioneer Erastus F. Beadle (1821-1894). All new material © 2000 by David L. Bristow. dlbristow@aol.com. This site was last modified July 15, 2006.

This site presents the complete text of the 1857 travel diary of Erastus F. Beadle (1821-1894), a man who spent several months in Omaha during the early territorial days. Intimate and well-written, Beadle's diary is among the best first-hand accounts of life in a Western frontier town. Through Beadle's daily entries, we experience the hardships of travel, the ambition and heady optimism of the frontier, the isolation and longing for family, and the day-to-day trials of life "on the border." To Nebraska in 1857 is a book-length document, including an introduction and eighteen chapters. You may want to save the diary to your hard drive and read it offline. To do so, save the four HTML files (Parts 1-4) linked below. Pictures are found throughout the text--be sure to save as "web page - complete" if you'd like to view them offline. Contents Go to Part 1 (Introduction and chapters 1-4), Part 2 (chapters 5-9), Part 3 (chapters 10-13), Part 4 (chapters 14-18). Part 1 Introduction by David L. Bristow 1- Leaving Home. To the Ohio River--March 9-12, 1857. 2 - Sons of Dixie. To St. Louis--March 13-20. 3- Big Muddy. On the Missouri River--March 21-27. 4 - Stagecoach. To Council Bluffs, Iowa--March 28-30. Part 2 5 - Welcome to Omaha. Omaha, Nebraska--March 31-April 9. 6 - Pawnees & Claim Jumpers. Omaha, Nebraska--April 10-24. 7 - "Gloomy, Lonesome Day" Omaha, Nebraska--April 25-30. 8 - "Such Business Will Pay" Omaha, Nebraska--May 1-9. 9 - Corax. Omaha, Nebraska--May 10-16. Part 3 10 - Saratoga. Omaha, Nebraska--May 17-25. 11 - A Lady. Omaha, Nebraska--May 26-June 9. 12 - The Weary Bachelor. Omaha, Nebraska--June 10-25. 13 - Dick Darling. Omaha, Nebraska--June 26-July 9. Part 4 14 - Frontier Politics. Omaha, Nebraska--July 10-29. 15 - Rock Brook Farm. Omaha, Nebraska--July 30-August 5. 16 - Waiting. Omaha, Nebraska--August 6-20. 17 - Homeward. Omaha, Nebraska to Cooperstown, New York--August 21-September 30. 18 - What Next?. Cooperstown, New York--October 1. Go to Part 1 (Introduction and chapters 1-4), Part 2 (chapters 5-9), Part 3 (chapters 10-13), Part 4 (chapters 14-18).