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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. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as...
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About the only thing we know about Jane A. Glould is that she and her husband and two children gave up housekeeping in Iowa and headed west. Why they went, what her husband's occupation was and if they had a specific destination in mind when they left are all elusive. She was a good observer and often recoreded details about her surroundings along the way in addition to features of her immediate life and concerns. Her word pictures are so clear one...
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Library of America volume 53
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Contains "The Oregon Trail," a collection of essays that first appeared in the "Knickerbocker Magazine," discussing Parkman's trip to Oregon in 1846, and "The Conspiracy of Pontiac," relating Ottawa leader Pontiac's attacks on British forts and settlements in the 1760s.
