Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 (Classic Reprint): A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-Team Method - Couverture souple

William Audley Maxwell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332779638 ISBN 13 : 9781332779635

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Across the plains in 1857, this is the real tale of a pioneer journey by ox team. A firsthand narrative follows thirty-seven travelers from the Missouri border to California, detailing hardship, hope, and hard-won perseverance.

Delve into a carefully wrapped account of life on the trail: the makeshift tents, the trusty prairie schooners, the whips and ox-words guiding slow progress, and the constant rhythm of cooking, cattle care, and campfire songs. The book presents the journey with the real names of the actors and memories gathered from eye-witnesses, offering a vivid window into the emigration era and the dawn of settlement in the West.

Readers will experience the day-to-day grind as the wagon trains push across deserts, dodge sudden storms, and finally reach the Truckee River, where fresh hope and a sense of destination brighten the horizon. It is a portrait of endurance, camaraderie, and the enduring belief that something better lay just beyond the next hill.

• Conditions on the trail, including camps, meals, and improvised gear.


• The dynamics of a long, multi-month journey with families and settlers.


• Descriptions of landscapes, dangers, and moments of unexpected joy.


• Reminiscences of how emigrants kept spirits up and stayed united along the way.

Ideal for readers of American frontier history and travelers curious about the real-life experience of the ox-team era.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332779638
• ISBN 13: 9781332779635
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 199
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