The Oregon Trail, Yesterday & TodayHere 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 -- the armchair traveler, the tourist, the historian and the Oregon Trail buff. |
Contents
Experiences Along the Trail Today | 3 |
Early History of the Great Trail West | 7 |
Part II Wagon Wheels Over Plains and Mountains | 29 |
A Maps | 30 |
The Emigrant Guides | 39 |
YESTERDAY AND TODAY | 42 |
Johnson Winters Guidebook 1846 | 43 |
YESTERDAY AND TODAY | 44 |
Harold Warp Pioneer Village Minden Nebraska | 162 |
Nebraska National Trails Museum Brule Nebraska | 163 |
Court House Jail Rock Nebraska | 164 |
Scotts Bluff National Monument Gering Nebraska | 165 |
Register Cliff and Oregon Trails Ruts Guernsey Wyoming | 166 |
Ayers Natural Bridge Park Wyoming | 167 |
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Casper Wyoming | 168 |
Devils Gate Martins Cove Center Wyoming | 169 |
Diaries | 47 |
Velina Williams | 50 |
Enoch Conyers | 55 |
A Pictorial Journey Back In Time | 63 |
About the Artists | 65 |
Alfred Jacob Miller | 66 |
Blaze Marks Along the Route | 153 |
Major Museums Sites and Displays | 155 |
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial St Louis Missouri | 156 |
Fort Leavenworth Museum Fort Leavenworth Kansas | 158 |
St Joseph Missouri | 159 |
Hollenberg Ranch Hanover Kansas | 160 |
The Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Grand Island Nebraska | 161 |
Fort Bridger Ft Bridger Wyoming | 170 |
Soda Springs and Lava Hot Springs Idaho | 171 |
Massacre Rocks Idaho | 172 |
Fort Boise Replica Parma Idaho | 173 |
Farewell Bend Oregon | 174 |
Blue Mountain Crossing Oregon | 175 |
Whitman Mission Walla Walla Washington | 176 |
Columbia George Interpretive Center Stevenson Washington | 177 |
Fort Vancouver Vancouver Washington | 178 |
Additional Readings | 181 |
Bibliography | 187 |
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