02559nam 2200529Ia 450 991097336020332120251117120147.0(CKB)1000000000005792(OCoLC)70765826(CaPaEBR)ebrary5003627(SSID)ssj0000282533(PQKBManifestationID)12098733(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282533(PQKBWorkID)10323378(PQKB)10904983(MiAaPQ)EBC3375129(BIP)7135543(EXLCZ)99100000000000579220020529d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe Oregon Trail adventures on the prairie in the 1840's /by Francis ParkmanSanta Barbara Narrative Press20011 online resource (343 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-58976-080-8 Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- THE FRONTIER -- BREAKING THE ICE -- FORT LEAVENWORTH -- "JUMPING OFF" -- THE "BIG BLUE" -- THE PLATTE AND THE DESERT -- THE BUFFALO -- TAKING FRENCH LEAVE -- SCENES AT FORT LARAMIE -- THE WAR PARTIES -- SCENES AT THE CAMP -- ILL-LUCK -- HUNTING INDIANS -- THE OGILLALLAH VILLAGE -- THE HUNTING CAMP -- THE TRAPPERS -- THE BLACK HILLS -- A MOUNTAIN HUNT -- PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS -- THE LONELY JOURNEY -- THE PUEBLO AND BENT'S FORT -- TÊTE ROUGE, THE VOLUNTEER -- INDIAN ALARMS -- THE CHASE -- THE BUFFALO CAMP -- DOWN THE ARKANSAS -- THE SETTLEMENTS.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.Frontier and pioneer lifeWest (U.S.)Indians of North AmericaWest (U.S.)History19th centuryWest (U.S.)Description and travelOregon National Historic TrailCalifornia National Historic TrailWest (U.S.)HistoryTo 1848Frontier and pioneer lifeIndians of North AmericaHistoryParkman Francis1823-1893.307654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973360203321Oregon Trail1230392UNINA