The Oregon Trail
By: by Francis Parkman, Jr. ; edited with an introduction by David Levin.
Contributors: Levin, David, 1924-
Series: The Penguin American library
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
Subjects: Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 -- Travel -- West (U.S.); Indians of North America -- West (U.S.); Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Oregon National Historic Trail; California National Historic Trail; West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
Description: The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. Map.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 27-28.
Reprint. Originally published: The California and Oregon Trail. New York : Putnam, 1849.