The Oregon Trail Paperback / softback
by Francis Parkman
Edited by Bernard (Professor of English, Professor of English, State University of New York, Bingha Rosenthal
Part of the Oxford World's Classics series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
In the course of his travels, Parkman encountered numerous Indians, living among a Sioux tribe for a time, as well as meeting traders, trappers, and emigrants searching for a new life.
His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as a classic narrative of one man's exploration of the American Wilderness.
It is a journey which has shaped our picture of mid-nineteenth-century America and which has influenced our perception of American civilization.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages, 1 map
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:10/07/2008
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- ISBN:9780199553921
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages, 1 map
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:10/07/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199553921