Horace Greeley arrived in Sacramento, California for a thirteen hour visit, twelve weeks after he had left New York City on May 9, 1859. He then made his way to San Francisco where he took ship for his return to New York. His travels were recorded famously in his letters to the New York Tribune and he wrote a book on his travels soon after he returned. (By John Osborne)

Horace Greeley arrived in Denver, Colorado, less than a month after he had left New York City on May 9, 1859. He then visited Utah, where he interviewed Brigham Young, and then made his way to San Francisco where he took ship for his return to New York. His travels were recorded famously in his letters to the New York Tribune and he wrote a book on his travels soon after he returned. (By John Osborne)

Horace Greeley arrived in Atchison, Kansas six days after he had left New York City. He spent a little over two weeks touring Kansas, and spoke at the first Kansas Republican Party convention in Osawatomie. He arrived in Colorado in early June, spent around fifteen days there and then made his way to San Francisco where he took ship for his return to New York. His journey was recorded famously in his letters to the New York Tribune and he wrote a book on his travels soon after he returned. (By John Osborne)

Horace Greeley set off from New York City on his great journey across the west. By May 15, he had arrived in Kansas where he spent a little over two weeks touring the territory, and spoke at the first Kansas Republican Party convention in Osawatomie. He arrived in Colorado in early June, spent around fifteen days there and then made his way to San Francisco where he took ship for his return to New York. His travels were recorded famously in his letters to the New York Tribune and he wrote a book on his travels soon after he returned. (By John Osborne)

The Republican Party organized itself in Kansas with a convention in Osawatomie. Some Free Soilers thought the move precipitant and stayed away, while the range of opinion amongst those attending was wide, especially concerning the status of African-Americans in the territory. All was resolved, however, and the convention then adjourned to hear an address from Horace Greeley, who was visiting Kansas at the time and had observed the meeting. (By John Osborne)