The perilous West : seven amazing explorers and the founding of the Oregon Trail / Larry E. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Larry E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oregon National Historic Trail.

West (U.S.)--Description and travel.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--History--To 1848.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

The Perilous West tells the story of seven adventurers who traveled west in 1806 and forged the Oregon Trail. Their monumental journeys, lionhearted spirit, and unique legacies are captured in this riveting book as they encounter the Great Tetons, Hells Canyon, and South Pass among many other discoveries. Will be of interest to anyone curious about American history

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 "I Shall Have Two Boats Well Manned and Armed"; 2 "A Powerful Company Is Forming"; 3 "Dissolved by Mutual Consent"; 4 "We All Now Became Blind from the Reflection of the Sun's Rays"; 5 "Whiskey Flowed Like Milk and Honey in the Land of Canaan"; 6 "About Seventy Able Bodied Men, Nerved to Hardship"; 7 "Families, Plantations, and All Vanished"; 8 "A Very Sad Recollection"; 9 "The Inscrutable Ways of Providence"; Epilogue; Chronology; Appendix A: Biographical Directory; Appendix B: Documents; Appendix C: A Brief History of the Oregon Trail; Notes

Works CitedIndex; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-88-8182-439-6

979-82-16-29182-4

1-283-73456-7

1-4422-1114-8

OCLC:

819632286