The Oregon Trail (World's Classics) - Softcover

Parkman, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192823469 ISBN 13: 9780192823465

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1996

Synopsis

The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. In the course of his travels, Parkman encountered numerous Indians, living among a Sioux tribe for a time, as well as meeting traders, trappers, and emigrants searching for a new life. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as a classic narrative of one man's exploration of the American Wilderness. It is a journey which has shaped our picture of mid- nineteenth-century America and which has influenced our perception of American civilization. This book is intended for students of American Literature, American Studies and American History, from undergraduate level upwards.

About this title

Review:

The book, in brief, is excellent and has the true wild game flavor. And amazingly tickled will all their palates be, who are so lucky as to read it. (Herman Melville)

About the Author:

Bernard Rosenthal is Professor of English at SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0192823469
• ISBN 13: 9780192823465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374