1946; Doubleday & Company publishers, New York; hardbound; illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton; very good condition with unmarked pages except for original owners names inside front (nicely scripted); lightly embossed image on front cover;  light fading on spine; no dust jacket.
 
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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. 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.