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Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852: As Told by Mary Ann and Willis Boatman and Augmented with Accounts by Other Overland Travelers

Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852: As Told by Mary Ann and Willis Boatman and Augmented with Accounts by Other Overland Travelers - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Weldon Willis RauPublish date:2001-04-12Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Washington State University PressISBN-13:9780874222388ISBN-10:874222389UPC:9780874222388Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCPCV2MFZ7

With numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California, the 1852 overland migration was the largest on record in a year taking a terrible toll in lives mainly due to deadly cholera. Included here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman, released for the first time in book-length form.

In its immediacy, Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852 opens a window to the travails of the overland journeyers--their stark camps, treacherous river fordings, and dishonest countrymen; the shimmering plains and mountain vastnesses; trepidation at crossing ancient Indian lands; and the dark angel of death hovering over the wagon columns. But also found here are acts of valor, compassion, and kindness, and the hope for a new life in a new land at the end of the trail.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Washington State University PressISBN-13:9780874222388ISBN-10:874222389UPC:9780874222388Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCPCV2MFZ7
Publisher: Washington State University Press

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