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The 1852 overland migration was the largest on record, with numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California. It also was a year in which cholera took a terrible toll in lives. Presented here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman.
The book is published by Washington State University Press.
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Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it? It’s stuffed full of traditions and rituals that most of us have been observing all our lives without having the slightest idea of where they come from.
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This is a nine-book bundle on the Pacific War, the theatre of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and Oceania. The Pacific War saw the Allies pitted against Japan, aided by Thailand and its Axis allies, Germany and Italy. Fighting included some of the largest naval battles in history, and the war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Widely hailed as a spiritual classic, this inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
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Tale of tears
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- carmen allen
- 02-01-21
Loved it
This is a very good Oregon trail book. if the hardships and victories of the trail interest you then you'll love this book too. Well researched, well written and well read this book touches on most places and trials most pioneers faced.
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- TiPhoon
- 08-17-22
Painful to listen to !
Great story however if you know what a robot reading script sounds like you’ll know what to expect. Think late 1980’s Macintosh computer voice. Eventually it so distracts I stoped listening and returned the title.
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- Twang
- 08-10-18
This needs to be a movie it is so great!
Really a magnificent collation of diaries, commentary and (for us geology nuts) little gems of geology sidebars. This is a valuable work and is very much in need of better production. But why stop there - give it to AMC or someone and do it up right!
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- TRACI
- 01-15-24
Accumulated detail
The author not only relates authentic accounts of pioneers but also imparts his knowledge of the geological terrain they endured and witnessed. Recommended.
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- K. Fuller
- 01-25-19
Narrator almost unlistenable
The narrator unfortunately sounds just like the robot voice that you could make read your documents aloud on old Apple computers, a halting tonal drop to end every word. It was very distracting. The narrative was very well constructed however and I enjoyed it very much.
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- Nancy
- 01-11-24
Criminally, poor narration
I think I would’ve enjoyed the book, but may never know as I couldn’t tolerate the narrator for more than a few minutes and had to give it up even though it was free. My apologies to the narrators feelings, but I don’t know if it was a man trying poorly to talk like a woman, but this person should not be narrating books..
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