The Prairie Traveller: A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions
Author:   Randolph B. Marcy ,  Richard Francis Burton
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108075152


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   06 November 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Randolph B. Marcy ,  Richard Francis Burton
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781108075152


ISBN 10:   1108075150
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   06 November 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Preface; 1. The different routes to California and Oregon; 2. Marching; 3. Repairing broken wagons; 4. Packing; 5. Bivouacs; 6. Guides and hunters; 7. Hunting; Itineraries.

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Randolph Barnes Marcy was a career officer in the United States Army, achieving the rank of brigadier general before retiring in 1881. Marcy's 1859 book, ""The Prairie Traveler, "" has been called one of the most important works in making possible the great Western overland migration of United States settlers in the last half of the nineteenth century. He died in 1887.

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