Western U.S. Travel - General & Miscellaneous, Western United States - History - General & Miscellaneous, United States - Travel Essays & Descriptions - General & Miscellaneous, Frontier & Pioneer Life - Western United States, Travel & Transportation - 19
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Overview
"With numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers and gold-seekers destined for California, the 1852 overland migration was the largest on record in a year when deadly cholera took a terrible toll in lives. Included here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman, released for the first time in book-length form." "In its immediacy, Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852 opens a window to the travails of the emigrants - their stark camps, treacherous river crossings, and dishonest countrymen; the shimmering plains and mountain vastnesses; their trepidation at crossing ancient Indian lands; and the dark angel of death hovering over the wagon columns. But also found here are acts of valor, compassion, and kindness, and the hope for a new life in a new land at the end of the trail."--BOOK JACKET.Synopsis
Rau, a retired geologist, is a great grandson of Mary Ann and Willis Boatman, pioneers in the 1850s who ended up in Puyallup, Washington. He interweaves his narrative about their experiences with excerpts from their diaries and firsthand accounts from other overland travelers.
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Book Details
Published
January 1, 2001
Publisher
Washington State University Press
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780874222388