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.
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