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Oregon Trail
by Francis Parkman ; Bernard Rosenthal
ISBN: 0192823469
ISBN-13: 9780192823465
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Published date: 1996
Size: 5 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.45 pounds
Pages: 346
Synopses
Examines the famous westward route of American settlement during the 1800s, including everyday life on the trail, what it took to make the journey successfully, and what happened to unsuccessful attempts to reach the Oregon Territory.
Publisher's Notes
The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. Map.
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Parkman, Francis Jr.; Rosenthal, Bernard
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