Wagons to the Willamette: Captain Levi Scott and the Southern Route to Oregon, 1844-1847 - Brossura

Scott, Levi; Collins, James Layton

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ISBN 10: 0874223334 ISBN 13: 9780874223330

Casa editrice: Washington State Univ Pr, 2015

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Following an arduous overland journey, Levi Scott joined Jesse Applegate's 1846 expedition seeking a safer way through the Cascades to Oregon's Willamette Valley. The party wound through the Umpqua Valley, three mountain ranges, and the Black Rock Desert before intersecting the California Trail. While others went ahead to prepare the road, Scott led the initial group of emigrants on a harrowing trip west. He retraced the trail in 1847 and 1849. Edited and extensively annotated, Scott's previously unpublished autobiography is the only first-hand account by someone who searched for the southern route and accompanied its first wagon train.

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After an arduous overland journey, Levi Scott and his son John arrived in Oregon City in November 1844. Scott joined the Jesse Applegate's 1846 expedition seeking a better, safer way through the Cascades to the Willamette Valley. Their new southern route wound through the Umpqua Valley, three mountain ranges, and the Black Rock Desert before meeting the established California Trail. Applegate recruited emigrants and while others went ahead to prepare the road, Scott led the initial wagon train west. He details a harrowing trip. Retracing the trail in 1847 and 1849, he again faced narrow escapes and deadly encounters with Native Americans. Edited and extensively annotated, Scott's unpublished autobiography has become "Wagons to the Willamette." An exceptional contribution to Oregon Trail history, it is the only first-hand account written by someone who not only searched for the southern route but also accompanied its first wagon train.

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• Editore: Washington State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0874223334
• ISBN 13: 9780874223330
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 254
• Redattore: Hazelett Stafford J.