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The Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions

The Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions

The Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions

Randolph Barnes Marcy

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Editorial:
Cosimo
Año de edición:
2007
Materia
Viajes y vacaciones
ISBN:
9781602067738
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This was the indispensable handbook for American pioneers traveling west in the mid 19th century. Commissioned and published by the U.S. government and written in a straightforward and helpful voice by U.S. Army officer Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887), it offers all the useful and necessary advice overland travelers to the far West needed to ensure a safe journey:. the different routes to California and Oregon. how to pack a wagon for the journey. finding and purifying water. repairing broken wagons. weathering storms. how to handle saddle wounds. the best way to make a fire on the prairie. interacting with Indians. hints on the best methods of hunting. and much more.Complete with all the original maps and illustrations, this replica edition is a remarkable artifact of one of the most exciting and dangerous eras in American history.

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