Bath, England
It is hard to imagine anywhere more English than Claverton Manor. Built in 1820, it stands on a bluff overlooking lawns, formal gardens and beech woods. Beyond, the valley of the River Avon wends through peaceful blossom-filled hills while only a few minutes away tourists clutter the Georgian terraces of Bath.
So what is the visitor to make of the 18th-century Conestoga covered wagon—a precursor to those used a century later in the California Gold Rus… (View original article)