The Oregon Trail.

Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Crabtree : Narrative Press, the Sept. 2004.
Sujets:
Parkman, Francis, > 1823-1893 > Travel > West (U.S.)
Parkman, Francis, > 1823-1893
To 1899
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life
Indians of North America
Travel
West (U.S.) > Description and travel.
Oregon National Historic Trail.
California National Historic Trail.
West (U.S.) > History > To 1848.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Descriptions et voyages.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1848.
United States > California National Historic Trail
United States > Oregon National Historic Trail
West United States
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • THE FRONTIER
  • BREAKING THE ICE
  • FORT LEAVENWORTH
  • “JUMPING OFFâ€?
  • THE “BIG BLUEâ€?
  • THE PLATTE AND THE DESERT
  • THE BUFFALO
  • TAKING FRENCH LEAVE
  • SCENES AT FORT LARAMIE
  • THE WAR PARTIES
  • SCENES AT THE CAMP
  • ILL-LUCK
  • HUNTING INDIANS
  • THE OGILLALLAH VILLAGE
  • THE HUNTING CAMP
  • THE TRAPPERS
  • THE BLACK HILLS
  • A MOUNTAIN HUNT
  • PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS
  • THE LONELY JOURNEY
  • THE PUEBLO AND BENTâ€?S FORT
  • TÊTE ROUGE, THE VOLUNTEER
  • INDIAN ALARMS
  • THE CHASE
  • THE BUFFALO CAMP

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