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The Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions

The Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions

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ISBN10: 1602067732
ISBN13: 9781602067738
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Published: Sep 1 2007
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.65 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
This was the indispensable handbook for American pioneers traveling west in the mid 19th century. Commissioned and published by the U.S. government and written in a straightforward and helpful voice by U.S. Army officer Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887), it offers all the useful and necessary advice overland travelers to the far West needed to ensure a safe journey: . the different routes to California and Oregon . how to pack a wagon for the journey . finding and purifying water . repairing broken wagons . weathering storms . how to handle saddle wounds . the best way to make a fire on the prairie . interacting with Indians . hints on the best methods of hunting . and much more. Complete with all the original maps and illustrations, this replica edition is a remarkable artifact of one of the most exciting and dangerous eras in American history.

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