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The Oregon Trail : an American saga
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Title
The Oregon Trail : an American saga / David Dary.
ISBN
0375413995
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-391) and index.
Contents
The exploration of Oregon
Astoria
Discovering the Oregon Trail
John McLoughlin and the missionaries
The American occupation of Oregon
The emigrants of 1843
Self-rule and more emigrants
Fifty-four Forty or fight
The year of decision
New Zion, more emigrants, and a massacre
A lull before the rush
The Gold Rush of 1849
The hectic year of 1850
The changing road
More change and civil war
Decline of the Trail
Rebirth of the Trail
Appendix A: Historic landmarks
Appendix B: Cutoffs and other roads.
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