The Oregon Trail Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
(The California and Oregon Trail)
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| Author(s): | Francis Parkman |
| Illustrator(s): | N. C. Wyeth |
| Publisher(s): | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year Published: | 1925 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Adventure American Camping Exploration - America Geography History - American Nature - Mammals Pioneers Travel and Exploration True Life Animal |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 364 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 2365479 |
Description
Francis Parkman took a tour of the western United States in 1846 which included a buffalo hunt with a band of Sioux. He recorded his adventures in this, his first book, which met with critical success. He went on to write the history of the European conquest and settlement of the American forest.
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