The Oregon Trail

by Parkman, Francis (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780451600516
• ISBN10: 0451600517
• Format: Trade Book
• Publisher: Signet

Summary

Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature.

Table of Contents

The Frontier	p. 1
Breaking the Ice	p. 9
Fort Leavenworth	p. 19
"Jumping off"	p. 23
The "Big Blue"	p. 34
The Platte and the Desert	p. 46
The Buffalo	p. 58
Taking French Leave	p. 72
Scenes at Fort Laramie	p. 87
The War Parties	p. 101
Scenes at the Camp	p. 122
Ill-Luck	p. 139
Hunting Indians	p. 146
The Ogillallah Village	p. 167
The Hunting Camp	p. 187
The Trappers	p. 209
The Black Hills	p. 218
A Mountain Hunt	p. 222
Passage of the Mountains	p. 234
The Lonely Journey	p. 248
The Pueblo and Bent's Fort	p. 266
Tete Rouge, the Volunteer	p. 274
Indian Alarms	p. 279
The Chase	p. 289
The Buffalo Camp	p. 298
Down the Arkansas	p. 313
The Settlements	p. 329
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