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100 1 _aMeeker, Ezra,
_d1830-1928
245 1 0 _aOx-Team Days on the Oregon Trail
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-07-29
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail" by Ezra Meeker and Howard R. Driggs is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the author's firsthand experiences as a pioneer traveling the Oregon Trail in the mid-19th century and later retracing that journey in his advanced years. It captures the heroism and struggles of early American settlers who ventured west in search of new opportunities. The opening of the book introduces Ezra Meeker as a seasoned pioneer who, after years of settling in Washington State, embarks on a journey to reblaze the historic Oregon Trail. He recounts the significance of the trail, both in the past as a route taken by countless pioneers and in the present as he reconnects with the land. Meeker shares vibrant details of his early life, including his family's move from Ohio to Indiana and the grueling two-year trek from Iowa to Oregon with his young wife and child in tow. These initial chapters set the stage for a rich exploration of pioneer life, the landscape traversed, and the memories of those who dared to traverse the path into the new frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOverland journeys to the Pacific
653 _aNorthwestern States -- Description and travel
653 _aOregon -- Description and travel
700 1 _aDriggs, Howard R.
_q(Howard Roscoe),
_d1873-1963
700 1 _aWilson, F. N.
_q(Frederick N.),
_d1876-1961
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29543
999 _c70391
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