Wagons west : the epic story of America's overland trails
McLynn, F. J. (Frank J)2002
Book
Here, McLynn presents the incredible heroism and dangerous folly of the mid-Western farmers making their way to Oregon and California in the 1840s. Using original diaries and memoirs, he presents individual stories as well as thematic investigations.
Main title:
Wagons west : the epic story of America's overland trails / Frank McLynn.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2002.
Collation:
[xi], 509 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsim., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-475) and index.
ISBN:
9780224060097 (hbk)0224060090 (hbk)
Dewey class:
978'.02
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
324715