The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
ISBN-10
0803287399
ISBN-13
9780803287396
Series
The Oregon Trail
Category
History
Pages
833
Language
English
Published
1994-01-01
Publisher
U of Nebraska Press
Author
Francis Parkman

Description

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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