{"product_id":"the-oregon-trail-sketches-of-prairie-and-rocky-mountain-life-paperback-9781108032698","title":"The Oregon Trail; Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032698","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Oregon Trail\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1878 sixth edition of Parkman's gripping account of his 1846 journey and his interactions with the Oglala Sioux.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancis Parkman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032698, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e398 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe American historian Francis Parkman (1823–93) published extensively on colonial North America, focusing particularly on the territorial rivalry between France and England. This famous travel diary was written early in his career and originally published in instalments in Knickerbocker's Magazine (1847–9) before appearing in book form in 1849. It enjoyed great popularity, and the 1878 sixth edition, reissued here, was fully revised by the author. The book describes Parkman's two-month journey in summer 1846 along the eastern part of the heavily-used emigrant route, from St Louis to the Rockies and back via Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas. It focuses particularly on a three-week hunting expedition during which Parkman lived with the Oglala Sioux. Parkman's elegant style and colourful descriptions read like an adventure novel, but the book is also a witness to the prejudices of its time about nationality and race, particularly with regard to Native Americans.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The frontier\u003cbr\u003e 2. Breaking the ice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Fort Leavenworth\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'Jumping off'\u003cbr\u003e 5. The 'Big Blue'\u003cbr\u003e 6. The platte and the desert\u003cbr\u003e 7. The buffalo\u003cbr\u003e 8. Taking French leave\u003cbr\u003e 9. Scenes at Fort Laramie\u003cbr\u003e 10. The war parties\u003cbr\u003e 11. Scenes at the camp\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ill-luck\u003cbr\u003e 13. Hunting Indians\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Ogillallah village\u003cbr\u003e 15. The hunting camp\u003cbr\u003e 16. The trappers\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Black Hills\u003cbr\u003e 18. A mountain hunt\u003cbr\u003e 19. Passage of the mountains\u003cbr\u003e 20. The lonely journey\u003cbr\u003e 21. The pueblo and Bent's Fort\u003cbr\u003e 22. Tete Rouge, the volunteer\u003cbr\u003e 23. Indian alarms\u003cbr\u003e 24. The chase\u003cbr\u003e 25. The buffalo camp\u003cbr\u003e 26. Down the Arkansas\u003cbr\u003e 27. The settlements.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266032980248,"sku":"9781108032698","price":34.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032698i.jpg?v=1694873727","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-oregon-trail-sketches-of-prairie-and-rocky-mountain-life-paperback-9781108032698","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}