Books of the Trail of Oregon - Collecting

The Oregon Trail
Author(s): Francis Parkman; Bernard Rosenthal
Synopsis: The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. Map.
The Oregon Trail

Roughing It on the Oregon Trail
Edition: 1st
Author(s): Stanley, Diane; Berry, Holly
Synopsis: Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, join a group of pioneers journeying west on the Oregon Trail in 1843.
Roughing It on the Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail in American History
Author: Rebecca Stefoff - Leather/Fine Binding
Review: Explores the great westward migration on the Oregon Trail in the nineteenth century and the experiences of those who traveled that way.
The Oregon Trail in American History

West by Covered Wagon:
A Journey on the Oregon Trail
Author: Dorothy H. Patent - Hardcover
Review: "History comes alive as outstanding, annotated, full-color photography on every spread records the abbreviated westward journey....A handsomely designed and well-conceived piece of nonfiction". -- SLJ.
West by Covered Wagon: A Journey on the Oregon Trail

Overland in 1846:
Diaries & Letters of the California-Oregon Trail
Editor: Dale L. Morgan - Trade Paperback
Review: Volume II, based on contemporary records, offers a broader but no less vivid view of what it was like to go west in 1846 and pictures what was found in California and Oregon.
On the Jacket - "Dale Morgan has produced a veritable bible of overland travel for that ‘year of decision,’ 1846."—Harvey L. Carter, Journal of American History. "We pray the God of mercy to deliver us from our present Calamity," wrote Patrick Breen on the first day of 1847 as he and others in the Donner party awaited rescue from the snowbound Sierras. His famous diary appears in Overland in 1846, edited and annotated by Dale L. Morgan. This handsome two-volume work includes not only primary sources of the Donner tragedy but also the letters and journals of other emigrants on the trail that year. Their voices combine to create a sweeping narrative of the westward movement. Volume I concentrated on the experiences of particular pioneers making the passage—their letters and diaries describe omnipresent dangers and momentary joys, landmarks, Indians encountered, disputes within the companies, births and deaths. Volume II, also based on contemporary records, offers a broader but no less vivid view of what it was like to go west in 1846 and pictures what was found in California and Oregon. Each volume is introduced by the distinguished historian Dale L. Morgan, whose shaping and elucidation of the material have produced a factual account as dramatic as any novel or movie. Included among other Morgan titles reprinted as Bison Books is Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West.
Overland in 1846: Diaries & Letters of the California-Oregon Trail

Wagon Wheel Kitchens:
Food on the Oregon Trail
Author: Jacqueline Williams - Trade Paperback
Review: In this book, I gather the information and the data pertaining to mid-nineteenth-centruy culinary habits and examine it from the perspective of the people who lived in the prairie schooners. The focus is on the early months of travel, when supplies were adequate and cooks still had the energy to add a dash of creativity to the cookery pot.
Wagon Wheel Kitchens: Food on the Oregon Trail

• The Dominguez-Escalante Expeditions Journal:

Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico in 1776

• I Walked to Zion:
- Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail

• The Gathering of Zion:
- The Story of the Mormon Trail

• National Geographic's Guide to:
- Lewis and Clark Trail

• Hiking Historic Trails
- Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails

• Scenic Driving - Travel guides
- Scenic Driving in Utah

• Historical reading
- The Old Spanish Trail

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