A Tramp across the Continent

A Tramp across the Continent, published in 1892, is Charles Fletcher Lummis’s account of his walk across the United States from Cincinnati to Los Angeles. The book documents the landscapes, settlements, and Indigenous communities encountered along the route, combining straightforward descriptions of daily progress with notes on geography and frontier life. Lummis reports on weather, terrain, and the practical challenges of long-distance travel on foot at a time when the western territories were undergoing rapid change.