Blazing a Wagon Trail to Oregon: A Weekly Chronicle of the Great Migration of 1843

Lloyd W. Coffman

Echo Books, 1993 - History - 184 pages

Contents

• Preparing to: 15
• The Epic Journey Begins: 26
• The Moving Community: 34
• Stormy Weather: 41
• Indian Territory: 49
• The Platte River Road: 57
• The South Platte Crossing: 64
• The Missionary Doctor: 71
• Sights Along the North Platte: 77
• Fort Laramie: 84
• Independence Rock: 92
• South Pass: 102
• The Bear River Valley: 112
• The First Wagons West: 122
• The Snake River Plateau: 128
• Fort Boise: 135
• The Blue Mountain Crossing: 143
• The Columbia River Indians: 154
• EPILOGUE: 169

Bibliographic information

• Title: Blazing a Wagon Trail to Oregon: A Weekly Chronicle of the Great Migration of 1843
• Author: Lloyd W. Coffman
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Echo Books, 1993
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Sep 23, 2008
• ISBN: 0963598406, 9780963598400
• Length: 184 pages
• Subjects: History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); History / United States / 19th Century