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Weird wagons. $100 drinks of water. Mysterious graves. The cow that started a war. The $2,000 a day river ferry. A refridgerator in the desert. All true-- and fun for the whole family! Great for kids or anyone with a taste for the unusual.Only $2.95!
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      Over 100 first-hand accounts of the people who experienced the California gold rush. See the event through the eyes of the miners, Mexicans, Native Americans, Chinese, etc.  

The Oregon Trail : Yesterday and Today : A Brief History and Pictorial Journal Along the Wagon Tracks of Pioneers ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days ~ Here lies a description of the history of the Oregon Trail - from past to present. It is a unique blend of maps, guides, emigrant diaries and journals, old drawings and paintings, together with recent photographs. This book tells the story of the Oregon Trail in an interesting, easy to read manner and is packed with information for everyone.

Travelling the Oregon Trail
~ Usually ships in 2-3 days ~ The Falcon Guide is the perfect companion for modern-day trail followers. In addition to pointing out historical sites, it gives useful info on hotels, restaurants, etc.


The Plains Across : The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60
~ Usually ships in 2-3 days ~ Clearly. this is the definitive book on the great western journey. Unruh's research is exhaustive, yet the prose is always readable--even fascinating. The book covers the years 1840-1860 and discusses all the western emigrants: Oregon-bound, California-bound and Utah-bound. Our all-time favorite.


Covered Wagon Women : Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1852 : The Oregon Trail
~ Usually ships in 24 hours . This is the latest entry in a series of excellent books that bring together Trail diaries.


Women's Voices of the Oregon Trail~ Usually ships in 24 hours . A wonderful history of the role of women on the Oregon Trail. Lots of issues you won't find in the ususal histories of the western journey.

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