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The Oregon Trail: An American Saga

作者 David Dary
出版社 Ingram International Inc
商品描述 The Oregon Trail: An American Saga:Intoday'sworldofjetairplanesandsmoothhighways,itisnearlyimpossibletoimaginethehardshipsfacedbythethousandsofpeoplewhoheadedw

內容簡介

內容簡介 In today's world of jet airplanes and smooth highways, it is nearly impossible to imagine the hardships faced by the thousands of people who headed west along the great Oregon Trail. In this detailed and engaging account, historian David Dary recounts the full saga of the trail's history, from its creation in the early 1800's, to its peak during the '49 Gold Rush, its rapid decline following the completion of the transcontinental railroad, and finally, its revival as a modern day historical treasure. Dary introduces us to the pioneers: trailblazers, fur-traders, and missionaries, who made the first journeys to Oregon County, an internationally disputed territory comprising present-day Washington, Oregon, and California. We learn of the road's steadily increasing popularity, as economic problems or the promise of adventure and wealth lead thousands of homesteaders, gold-rushers, and entrepreneurs to pile their hopes and dreams into wagons and head west. Using journals and letters, as well as company and expedition reports, public records and newspaper stories, Dary takes us inside the day to day experiences of the travelers, as they risked ruin at every step from disease, weather, and human deceit. Trail. Through Dary's expert and comprehensive history, we learn how the events of the day turned a small trickle of pioneering men and women into the greatest mass migration in American history.

作者介紹

作者介紹 David Dary is Professor Emeritus of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of ten previous books on the West, including Cowboy Culture and The Santa Fe Trail. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement from the Western Writers of America.

商品規格

書名 / The Oregon Trail: An American Saga
作者 / David Dary
簡介 / The Oregon Trail: An American Saga:Intoday'sworldofjetairplanesandsmoothhighways,itisnearlyimpossibletoimaginethehardshipsfacedbythethousandsofpeoplewhoheadedw
出版社 / Ingram International Inc
ISBN13 / 9780195224009
ISBN10 /
EAN / 9780195224009
誠品26碼 /
重量(g) / 598.7
頁數 / 432
語言 / 3:英文
裝訂 / P:平裝
級別 / N:無
尺寸 / 23.1X16.4X3.1CM

最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : Using diaries, journals, company and expedition reports, and newspaper accounts, the author presents a major one-volume history of the Oregon Trail from its earliest beginnings to the present.

最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : Using diaries, journals, company and expedition reports, and newspaper accounts, the author presents a major one-volume history of the Oregon Trail from its earliest beginnings to the present.

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