The Oregon Trail revisited / Gregory M. Franzwa ; foreword by George B. Hartzog, Jr., Director, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.
xviii, 417 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 19 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-396) and index.
Summary
The story of the Oregon Trail as it stretched from the from the roaring square at Independence, Mo., for 2,020 miles to the valley of the Willamette River, south of present-day Portland, Oregon. Included are detailed instructions guiding the vacationer to precise locations along the trail, wherever they may be reached by contemporary roads and streets; plus a two-wwk "speed trip" along the trail via interstate highways.