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Emigrants on the Overland Trail: The Wagon Trains of 1848

โœ Scribed by Michael E. LaSalle

Publisher
Truman State University Press
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Leaves
537
Category
Library
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โœฆ Synopsis

Presenting the ''lost'' year of the overland emigrants in 1848, this volume sheds light on the journey of the men, women, children, and the wagon trains that made the challenging trek from Missouri to Oregon and California. These primary sources, written by seven men and women diarists from different wagon companies, tell how settlers endured the tribulations of a five-month westward journey covering 2,000 miles. These intrepid souls include a young mother, a French priest, a college-educated teacher, and an ox driver. Subjected to the extremes of fear, failure, suffering, and hope, they persevered and finally triumphed.

โœฆ Subjects

United States;African Americans;Civil War;Colonial Period;Immigrants;Revolution & Founding;State & Local;Americas;History

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