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The Prairie Traveler, A Handbook for Overland Expeditions
by Randolph Barnes Marcy
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| Editorial Review |
| 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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| Product Details |
- Publisher: Cosimo Classics
- ISBN-10: 1-60206-773-2
- ISBN-13: 978-1-60206-773-8
- Amazon.com Sales Rank #3740176
- Published on: September 01, 2007
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
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