{"product_id":"surviving-the-oregon-trail-1852-weldon-willis-rau-9780874222388","title":"Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852: As Told by Mary Ann and Willis Boatman and Augmented with Accounts by Other Overland Travelers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California, the 1852 overland migration was the largest on record in a year taking a terrible toll in lives mainly due to deadly cholera. Included here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman, released for the first time in book-length form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its immediacy, \u003ci\u003eSurviving the Oregon Trail, 1852\u003c\/i\u003e opens a window to the travails of the overland journeyers--their stark camps, treacherous river fordings, and dishonest countrymen; the shimmering plains and mountain vastnesses; trepidation at crossing ancient Indian lands; and the dark angel of death hovering over the wagon columns. But also found here are acts of valor, compassion, and kindness, and the hope for a new life in a new land at the end of the trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Weldon Willis Rau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874222389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874222388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.40w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 53","brand":"Weldon Willis Rau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052193804543,"sku":"9780874222388","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0b9e32d-26c2-484b-96ef-8572590ec44c.jpg?v=1685017464","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/surviving-the-oregon-trail-1852-weldon-willis-rau-9780874222388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}