Traveling the Oregon Trail, 2nd,9781585920808

Traveling the Oregon Trail, 2nd

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781585920808
ISBN10: 1585920800
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-08-01
Publisher(s): FalconGuides
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Summary

Expanded and updated Z99 detailed maps color and black & white photos history and travel information for the modern traveller to retrace this historic journey

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Forewordp. x
How to Use This Bookp. xi
Suggested Tripp. xi
When to Gop. xvi
How to Travelp. xvi
Where to Stay; What to Eatp. xviii
What to Packp. xix
Traveling with Kidsp. xix
Touring with a Group--Or on Your Own?p. xx
What to Readp. xxi
Tending the Trailp. xxi
State Tourism Officesp. xxiii
State Parks Departmentsp. xxiv
Is This Book Out of Date?p. xxv
Map Legendp. xxv
The Oregon Trail: A Brief History and Overviewp. 1
Bold Beginnings: Missouri and Kansasp. 5
St. Louis, Missouri, and the Gateway Archp. 5
Arrow Rockp. 9
Independence, Missourip. 11
Kansas City and Westportp. 15
Lawrence and Topekap. 20
St. Marysp. 25
Red Vermillion River Crossingp. 25
Alcove Springp. 30
Hollenberg Ranchp. 34
Lodgingp. 36
Campingp. 38
Restaurantsp. 39
The Platte River Road: Nebraskap. 43
Rock Creek Stationp. 43
Fort Kearnyp. 49
Gothenburg Areap. 55
O'Fallon's Bluffp. 57
California Hillp. 60
Windlass Hill and Ash Hollowp. 62
Courthouse Rock and Jail Rockp. 65
Chimney Rockp. 69
Scotts Bluff National Monumentp. 72
Lodgingp. 78
Campingp. 80
Restaurantsp. 82
Halfway to Heaven: Wyomingp. 85
Fort Laramiep. 85
Register Cliff and the Guernsey Rutsp. 88
Ayres Natural Bridgep. 92
Casperp. 93
Bessemer Bend and the Red Buttesp. 98
Independence Rockp. 103
South Passp. 111
Fort Bridgerp. 116
Lodgingp. 120
Campingp. 122
Restaurantsp. 124
Tough Going: Idahop. 127
Clover Creek and Soda Springsp. 127
Fort Hallp. 131
Massacre Rocksp. 134
Rock Creek Stage Stationp. 137
Thousand Springsp. 142
Three Island Crossingp. 146
Bonneville Pointp. 149
Fort Boisep. 150
Lodgingp. 154
Campingp. 157
Restaurantsp. 159
Trail's End: Oregonp. 163
The Malheur Valleyp. 163
Farewell Bendp. 166
Flagstaff Hillp. 168
The Blue Mountainsp. 171
The Native Perspectivep. 176
The Columbia Plateaup. 180
The Dallesp. 181
Down the Columbiap. 182
The Barlow Roadp. 187
Oregon Cityp. 193
Lodgingp. 199
Campingp. 202
Restaurantsp. 204
Indexp. 208
About the Authorp. 214
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