
The Oregon Trail
Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
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Narrated by:
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Robert Morris
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By:
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Francis Parkman
This is the classic account of Francis Parkman’s rugged trip over the eastern part of the Oregon Trail with his cousin Quincy Adams Shaw in the spring and summer of 1846. They left St. Louis by steamboat and traveled on horseback, in company with guides and occasionally other travelers. They encountered storms and buffalo hunts, meeting Indians, soldiers, sportsmen, and emigrants.
The Oregon Trail is an eyewitness account of the Mormons and outlaws, trappers and Indians, pioneers and adventurers who struggled to conquer the frontier.
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Extraordinary real life experiences
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Informative and Insightful.
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Descriptive
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They don’t get past the Rockies:-)
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Only halfway along the Oregon Trail
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Title does not fit!
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If you like early western history, this is interesting
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Good Read!
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Parkman used a lot of commas in his writing, and the reader emphasized their placements with endless irritating pauses. He also mispronounced a number of common words, a pet peeve of mine.
Racist author, terrible reader
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Parkman has been criticized for being a racist. Maybe he was, but he praised the Sioux just as often as he insulted them. For what it’s worth, he also insulted whites and even old buffaloes. The sensibilities of the 1840s were different than they are today. If you let that get in the way, you’ll learn nothing from this fabulous journal.
Just like being in the American West of the 1840s
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