The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman

The Oregon Trail

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  • Genre U.S. History
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
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  • Size 1.03 MB
  • Length 385 Pages

Description

First published in 1849 and later revised in several subsequent editions, Francis Parkman’s The Oregon Trail is the definitive trail-journal. The author was 23 when he stepped on a steamer and began a two-month tour through the West, visiting Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas. A historian, Parker was determined to articulate his trail experiences in the most informed manner possible, and his book was a best-seller.

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