The Oregon TrailOn April 28, 1846, Francis Parkman left Saint Louis on his first expedition west. The Oregon Trail documents his adventures in the wilderness, sheds light on America's westward expansion, and celebrates the American spirit. |
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Francis Parkman. PENGUIN CLASSICS FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . The Oregon Trail PENGUIN CLASSICS THE OREGON TRAIL FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . Front Cover.
Francis Parkman. PENGUIN CLASSICS FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . The Oregon Trail PENGUIN CLASSICS THE OREGON TRAIL FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . Front Cover.
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... ; and Cotton Mather : The Young Life of the Lord's Remembrancer , 1663-1703 . He is the editor of Francis Parkman's masterpiece , France and England in North America . FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . The Oregon Trail Edited with.
... ; and Cotton Mather : The Young Life of the Lord's Remembrancer , 1663-1703 . He is the editor of Francis Parkman's masterpiece , France and England in North America . FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . The Oregon Trail Edited with.
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Francis Parkman. FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . The Oregon Trail Edited with an Introduction by DAVID LEVIN PENGUIN BOOKS PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books USA.
Francis Parkman. FRANCIS PARKMAN , JR . The Oregon Trail Edited with an Introduction by DAVID LEVIN PENGUIN BOOKS PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books USA.
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Francis Parkman. PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books USA Inc. , 375 Hudson Street , New York , New York 10014 , U.S.A. Penguin Books Ltd , 27 Wrights Lane , London W8 5TZ , England Penguin Books Australia Ltd ...
Francis Parkman. PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books USA Inc. , 375 Hudson Street , New York , New York 10014 , U.S.A. Penguin Books Ltd , 27 Wrights Lane , London W8 5TZ , England Penguin Books Australia Ltd ...
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... Francis Park- man's celebrated adventure on the Oregon Trail , I found Parkman's signature boldly inscribed inside the cover of the third volume ( 1840 ) . In that volume , at the age of seventeen or eighteen , Parkman had read ...
... Francis Park- man's celebrated adventure on the Oregon Trail , I found Parkman's signature boldly inscribed inside the cover of the third volume ( 1840 ) . In that volume , at the age of seventeen or eighteen , Parkman had read ...
Contents
The Frontier | 37 |
Breaking the Ice | 46 |
Fort Leaven worth | 58 |
Jumping Off | 62 |
The Big Blue | 75 |
The Platte and the Desert | 95 |
The Buffalo | 111 |
Taking French Leave | 130 |
The Hunting Camp | 275 |
The Trappers | 301 |
The Black Hills | 313 |
A Mountain Hunt | 318 |
Passage of the Mountains | 332 |
The Lonely Journey | 352 |
The Pueblo and Bents Fort | 375 |
Tete Rouge the Volunteer | 384 |
Scenes at Fort Laramie | 148 |
The War Parties | 167 |
Scenes at the Camp | 192 |
IllLuck | 214 |
Hunting Indians | 223 |
The Ogillallah Village | 251 |
Indian Alarms | 390 |
The Chase | 403 |
The Buffalo Camp | 414 |
Down the Arkansas | 432 |
The Settlements | 452 |
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Page 17 - A crowd of broad-brimmed hats, thin visages, and staring eyes, appeared suddenly at the gate. Tall, awkward men, in brown homespun; women, with cadaverous faces and long lank figures, came thronging in together, and, as if inspired by the very demon of curiosity, ransacked every nook and corner of the fort.