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Title The Oregon Trail / by Francis Parkman, Jr. ; edited with an introduction by David Levin.

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1982.

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Kansas Collection J Schick	917.8042 P231o 1982	---	Lib Use Only

Description	463 pages ; 19 cm.
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	unmediated n rdamedia
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Series	The Penguin American library
	Penguin American library.
Note	Reprint. Originally published: The California and Oregon Trail. New York : Putnam, 1849.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28).
Summary	The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. Map.
Subject	Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
	West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
	Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
	Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
	Oregon National Historic Trail.
	California National Historic Trail.
	West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848.
	Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. (OCoLC)fst00052745
	Frontier and pioneer life. (OCoLC)fst00935370
	Indians of North America. (OCoLC)fst00969633
	Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
	United States -- California National Historic Trail. (OCoLC)fst01259657
	United States -- Oregon National Historic Trail. (OCoLC)fst01289519
	West United States. (OCoLC)fst01243255
Chronological Term	To 1848
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Levin, David, 1924-1998.
ISBN	0140390421 (pbk.)
	9780140390421 (pbk.)