Oregon Trail Stories : True Accounts of Life in a Covered Wagon

by Klausmeyer, David

• ISBN13: 9780762730827
• ISBN10: 076273082X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: TwoDot

Summary

Travel along the Oregon Trail with the pioneers who dared to "face the elephant" as they moved west in search of a new life. Compiled from the trail diaries and memoirs that document this momentous period in American history, Oregon Trail Stories is a fascinating look at the great American migration of the 19th century.

Author Biography

Compiled from diaries, letters, and memoirs written about the great American migration of the 19th century, including Lansford Hastings, Catherine Sager Pringle, Narcissa Whitman, and others.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Scenes and Incidents of a Party of Oregon Emigrants, 1842	p. 1
Across the Plains in 1843	p. 12
From the Letters of Narcissa Whitman, 1844	p. 14
On the Plains in 1844	p. 18
Reminiscences of a Trip across the Plains in '45	p. 36
Crossing the Plains in 1846	p. 39
Sketch of Hardships Endured by Those Who Crossed the Plains in '46	p. 44
The Diary of Patrick Breen, One of the Donner Party, November 1846 to March 1847	p. 56
From the Book of Reminiscences, California Society of Pioneers, 1849	p. 71
Letter Written on the Trail to California, 1849	p. 75
Iowa to the "Land of Gold," 1852	p. 77
Memoirs of Travel, 1852	p. 80
A Letter from Martha S. Read to Lorinda Shelton, 1852	p. 93
Interesting Story of His Experience in Hunting Buffalo Coming Across the Plains, 1853	p. 95
Crossing the Plains in 1853	p. 114
Rules of the Road, 1865	p. 125
The Equipment, Supplies, and the Method of Traveling	p. 127
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