The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman
"The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life" by Francis Parkman is a book published in 1849. It recounts Parkman's two-month journey through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas in the summer of 1846, when he was twenty-three years old. The narrative centers on three weeks he spent hunting buffalo with an Oglala Sioux band, capturing the wonder and beauty of frontier life through vivid storytelling that would establish Parkman's reputation in
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| Author | Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail:_Sketches_of_Prairie_and_Rocky-Mountain_Life |
| Credits | Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F590.3: United States local history: The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains |
| Subject | West (U.S.) -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) |
| Subject | Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) |
| Subject | West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848 |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) |
| Subject | Oregon National Historic Trail |
| Subject | California National Historic Trail |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1015 |
| Release Date | Apr 27, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1467 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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