Western United States - History - General & Miscellaneous, Hiking & Backpacking - General & Miscellaneous, Frontier & Pioneer Life - Western United States, Travel & Transportation - 19th Century US
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Overview
A fascinating account of the western migration of early American pioneers.Seeking the promised land, the pioneers trekked 2,000 miles by covered wagon from the Missouri to the Pacific. They went into the unknown, braving dangers from hunger, thirst, disease, drowning and Indians. The year-by-year narrative builds to a climax with the dreadful tale of the Donner party marooned in the snow and reduced to cannibalism.
Book Details
Published
June 20, 2002
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780224060097