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Our
best-selling book
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Companion
to the PBS special
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Weird
wagons. $100 drinks of water. Mysterious graves. The cow that
started a war. The $2,000 a day river ferry. A refridgerator
in the desert. All true-- and fun for the whole family! Great
for kids or anyone with a taste for the unusual.Only
$2.95!
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Over
100 first-hand accounts of the people who experienced the
California gold rush. See the event through the eyes of the
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The
Oregon Trail : Yesterday and Today : A Brief History
and Pictorial Journal Along the Wagon Tracks of Pioneers
~ Usually ships in 2-3 days ~ Here lies a description
of the history of the Oregon Trail - from past to present.
It is a unique blend of maps, guides, emigrant diaries
and journals, old drawings and paintings, together with
recent photographs. This book tells the story of the
Oregon Trail in an interesting, easy to read manner
and is packed with information for everyone.
Travelling the Oregon Trail ~ Usually ships in 2-3
days ~ The Falcon Guide is the perfect companion for
modern-day trail followers. In addition to pointing
out historical sites, it gives useful info on hotels,
restaurants, etc.
The Plains Across : The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi
West, 1840-60~ Usually ships in 2-3 days ~ Clearly.
this is the definitive book on the great western journey.
Unruh's research is exhaustive, yet the prose is always
readable--even fascinating. The book covers the years
1840-1860 and discusses all the western emigrants: Oregon-bound,
California-bound and Utah-bound. Our all-time favorite.
Covered Wagon Women : Diaries and Letters from the Western
Trails, 1852 : The Oregon Trail ~ Usually ships
in 24 hours . This is the latest entry in a series of
excellent books that bring together Trail diaries.
Women's
Voices of the Oregon Trail~ Usually ships in 24
hours . A wonderful history of the role of women on
the Oregon Trail. Lots of issues you won't find in the
ususal histories of the western journey.
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