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The prairie traveler : A hand-book for overland expeditions, with maps, illustrations, and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific. By Randolph B. Marcy ... ; Published by authority of the War Departmt. by Marcy, Randolph B. 1812-1887. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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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. Amazon
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- Author
- Marcy, Randolph B. 1812-1887.
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, 1859.
- Published
- 1859
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
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