The Oregon Trail: Adventures on the Prairie

Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature.

The Frontier

1

(9)

Breaking the Ice

9

(10)

Fort Leavenworth

19

(4)

``Jumping off''

23

(11)

The ``Big Blue''

34

(12)

The Platte and the Desert

46

(12)

The Buffalo

58

(14)

Taking French Leave

72

(15)

Scenes at Fort Laramie

87

(14)

The War Parties

101

(21)

Scenes at the Camp

122

(17)

Ill-Luck

139

(7)

Hunting Indians

146

(21)

The Ogillallah Village

167

(20)

The Hunting Camp

187

(22)

The Trappers

209

(9)

The Black Hills

218

(4)

A Mountain Hunt

222

(12)

Passage of the Mountains

234

(14)

The Lonely Journey

248

(18)

The Pueblo and Bent's Fort

266

(8)

Tete Rouge, the Volunteer

274

(5)

Indian Alarms

279

(10)

The Chase

289

(9)

The Buffalo Camp

298

(15)

Down the Arkansas

313

(16)

The Settlements

329

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The Oregon Trail: Adventures on the Prairie in the 1840's

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