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The Oregon Trail

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Author(s):Francis Parkman
Illustrator(s):James Daugherty
Publisher(s): Farrar & Rinehart
Year Published: 1931
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Adventure
American
Camping
Exploration - America
Geography
History - American
Pioneers
Travel and Exploration
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
Pages: 385
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 1850591

Description

Francis Parkman took a tour of the West before settling down to write his histories. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

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The Oregon Trail Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life (1925)

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.

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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