Saving the Oregon Trail : Ezra Meeker's Last Grand Quest.
Ezra Meeker first came west on the overland trail in 1852. At age 75 he trekked east over the Oregon Trail with oxen and a covered wagon, setting markers along the way, and became a national celebrity. Endearing and captivating, but also at times exasperating and irrational, his extraordinary preser...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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La Vergne :
Washington State University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | Ezra Meeker first came west on the overland trail in 1852. At age 75 he trekked east over the Oregon Trail with oxen and a covered wagon, setting markers along the way, and became a national celebrity. Endearing and captivating, but also at times exasperating and irrational, his extraordinary preservation efforts were crucial to saving the trail. A part of his story no one has previously told, this volume begins in 1901 and completes an ambitious biography. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (279 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781636820620 163682062X |