Table of Contents: “…The exploration of Oregon -- Astoria -- Discovering the Oregon Trail -- John McLoughlin and the missionaries -- The American occupation of Oregon -- The emigrants of 1843 -- Self-rule and more emigrants -- Fifty-four Forty or fight -- The year of decision -- New Zion, more emigrants, and a massacre -- A lull before the rush -- The Gold Rush of 1849 -- The hectic year of 1850 -- The changing road -- More change and civil war -- Decline of the Trail -- Rebirth of the Trail -- Appendix A: Historic landmarks -- Appendix B: Cutoffs and other roads.…”
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“…Oregon trail…”

“…Oregon trail…”

Table of Contents: “…The people traveling West -- Preparing for the journey -- Organizing for departure -- Places along the Oregon trail -- The thunderstorm -- An outbreak of Cholera -- A wagon is wrecked -- An encounter with Indians -- Celebrating the journey's end.…”

“…Oregon Trail…”

Table of Contents: “…Editor's preface -- Editor's introduction -- Parkman's preface to the illustrated edition -- Parkman's preface to the fourth edition -- The Oregon trail. The frontier -- Breaking the ice -- Fort Leavenworth -- "Jumping off" -- The "big blue" -- The platte and the desert -- The buffalo -- Taking French leave -- Scenes at Fort Laramie -- The war parties -- Scenes at the camp -- Ill-luck -- Hunting Indians -- The Ogillallah village -- The hunting camp -- The trappers -- The Black Hills -- A mountain hunt -- Passage of the mountains -- The lonely journey -- The pueblo and Bent's fort -- Tete rouge, the volunteer -- Indian alarms -- The chase -- The buffalo camp -- Down the Arkansas -- The settlements.…”

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“…Oregon Trail…”

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“…The Discovery of Oregon trail…”

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