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The Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions

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Availability:In StockContributor:Randolph Barnes MarcyPublish date:2007-09-01Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cosimo ClassicsISBN-13:9781602067738ISBN-10:1602067732UPC:9781602067738Book Category:TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:WestSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCXHT69EKY
This was the indispensable handbook for American pioneers traveling west in the mid 19th century. Commissioned and published by the U.S. government and written in a straightforward and helpful voice by U.S. Army officer Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887), it offers all the useful and necessary advice overland travelers to the far West needed to ensure a safe journey: . the different routes to California and Oregon . how to pack a wagon for the journey . finding and purifying water . repairing broken wagons . weathering storms . how to handle saddle wounds . the best way to make a fire on the prairie . interacting with Indians . hints on the best methods of hunting . and much more. Complete with all the original maps and illustrations, this replica edition is a remarkable artifact of one of the most exciting and dangerous eras in American history.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cosimo ClassicsISBN-13:9781602067738ISBN-10:1602067732UPC:9781602067738Book Category:TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:WestSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCXHT69EKY
Publisher: Cosimo Classics

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