Lansford Hastings
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Lansford Hastings was a 19th-century American lawyer and author whose promotion of the ill-fated Hastings Cutoff route to California contributed to the Donner Party disaster.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lansford Hastings canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American pioneer
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human ⓘ overland trail route ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | emigration to California ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Donner Party disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | guiding and advising emigrant parties to the American West ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| described | a shortcut across the Great Salt Lake Desert ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Granville College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Lansford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | emigrant route choices to California ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in events leading to the Donner Party disaster
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promoting the Hastings Cutoff route to California ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lansford Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lawyer ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | California Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Virgin Islands of Cape Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | supported American annexationist interests in the West ⓘ |
| proposed | Hastings Cutoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Oregon Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | overland migration to Oregon and California ⓘ |
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