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100	1		_aMaxwell, Wm. Audley _q(William Audley), _d-1921
245	1	0	_aCrossing the Plains, Days of '57 : _bA Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2008
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2008-10-09
508			_aProduced by Richard J. Shiffer and the Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"Crossing the Plains, Days of '57" by Wm. Audley Maxwell is a historical account that recounts the experiences of early emigrant travel across the American plains to California, specifically detailing the journey undertaken in 1857. The narrative centers around a diverse group of thirty-seven emigrants, including both families and individuals, setting forth from Missouri with their ox-drawn wagons in pursuit of a new life in California. The book provides insights into the logistics of migration via the ox-team method, as well as the emotional and physical challenges faced by the pioneers during their arduous trek. At the start of the journey, Maxwell describes the preparation and the emotional weight of leaving behind familiar lives for the uncertainty of the west. The emigrants are depicted as a mix of ages and backgrounds, tasked with the grim realities of navigating a vast and often unforgiving landscape without established roads or reliable resources. Notably, the opening portion introduces key elements like the companies involved, their equipment, the initial crossing of the Missouri River, and the first camp established on the open prairie. Through detailed observations about the day's travel, initial encounters with Native Americans, and humorous anecdotes related to different members of the group, the narrative vividly brings to life the spirit of adventure, resilience, and camaraderie as they head into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aOverland journeys to the Pacific
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26858
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