"Mr. Ingalls' Journey West - 1870" opens a window to our past. Relive this era through Mr. Ingalls' documented experiences, feelings and views pertaining to transportation, agricultural conditions, politics, religion, and the significant sights along his travels, and especially the acclaimed sights of California's Yosemite Valley and San Francisco. Mr. Ingalls wrote 40 letters concerning his 1870 journey west from Watertown, NY. Our country was rapidly developing, transcontinental rail travel was just now available, and individuals were taking this rapid mode of travel to visit and see the sights of our western frontier. Dr. McHugh did not want his great-granduncle's story to be lost, so he transcribed the letters, added maps and more than sixty 1870 era photographs to give the reader an 1870's view of the sights experienced by the Ingalls party. He assembled this material into a book format suitable for the enjoyment and education of his audience. Experience the challenges and joys of 1870 travel and sightseeing in the western United States through Mr. Ingalls' "eyes".