Any good book recommendations on the trip west during the 1800's detailing hardships /challenges?
BQ78 said:
Life, letters and travels of Father Pierre-Jean de Smet, S. J., 1801-1873 : missionary labors and adventures among the wild tribes of the North American Indians, embracing minute description of their manners, customs, games, modes of warfare and torture, legends, traditions, etc., all from personal observations…
of course there is Ambrose's Undaunted Courage on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Not Oregon but Oregon Trail, Stewart's Ordeal by Hunger the story of the Donner Party.
BQ78 said:
Thus why I said not Oregon but Oregon Trail, which they departed at Fort Bridger
Nope, not a novel at all. Although, it may have made for a more interesting read if it were a historical novel. I picked up a copy when visiting Pompey's Pillar last summer, and while it was a very good book and well written, it's not a "page turner".Rabid Cougar said:
"Undaunted Courage" is a novel.
I would suggest:
"Lewis and Clark Among the Indians" and anything else written by - James Rhonda
"Thomas Jefferson & the Stony Mountains: Exploring the West From Monticello" - Donald Jackson
"The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition"- Larry Morris
"Dear Brother" - James Holmberg
And of course "The Lewis and Clark Expedition; Day by Day" by Gary Moulton.
I thought Undaunted Courage was outstanding. Another great read is The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough. Not about the Oregon Trail but still encompasses the idea of leaving civilization to enter a new world.Col. Steve Austin said:Nope, not a novel at all. Although, it may have made for a more interesting read if it were a historical novel. I picked up a copy when visiting Pompey's Pillar last summer, and while it was a very good book and well written, it's not a "page turner".Rabid Cougar said:
"Undaunted Courage" is a novel.
I would suggest:
"Lewis and Clark Among the Indians" and anything else written by - James Rhonda
"Thomas Jefferson & the Stony Mountains: Exploring the West From Monticello" - Donald Jackson
"The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition"- Larry Morris
"Dear Brother" - James Holmberg
And of course "The Lewis and Clark Expedition; Day by Day" by Gary Moulton.