# Is "The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail by Wallace Stegner (McGraw-Hill, 1964) is identified by: First edition (McGraw-Hill, 1964), part of the American Trail Series edited by A. True first US edition of this Stegner nonfiction history.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition (McGraw-Hill, 1964), part of the American Trail Series edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr
- Roughly 331 pages plus prefatory leaves; purple cloth, with illustrated Mormon Trail maps
- First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap
- First printing shows no later-printing indication
- Publisher imprint reads McGraw-Hill
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition (McGraw-Hill, 1964), part of the American Trail Series edited by A. B.… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition (McGraw-Hill, 1964), part of the American Trail Series edited by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. Roughly 331 pages plus prefatory leaves; purple cloth, with illustrated Mormon Trail maps. First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap. First printing shows no later-printing indication.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition of this Stegner nonfiction history.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition concern of note. Confirm a first-issue jacket and the absence of any later-printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-gathering-of-zion-the-story-of-the-mormon-trail
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.