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Oregon or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers, Prospectors, Trappers, and Settlers in the Great Northwest

Gentry Ward Cutsforth

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Description:Contained within the pages of this two volume set are hundreds of amazing true short stories. Relive the adventures and exciting day-to-day experiences of the early pioneers who walked 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail to the new land of their dreams--Oregon. Imagine the hardships they endured during the six to seven months in the wilderness: deadly diseases, attacks by Indians and wild animals, broken down covered-wagons, crippling accidents, choking dust, rutted and muddy mountain trails, rushing rivers, and sudden snowstorms. The threat of their livestock being stolen or stampeded, the lack of suitable grass for their animals, drowning, and the shortage of their own food and clean water supply was a constant worry for these determined pioneers. Death took its toll on these families. Thousands of hastily dug graves lined the trail. It is estimated that 53,000 brave souls had successfully made the adventurous journey by the year 1860. Some were even born along the way. Before the white man brought diseases, alcohol, and firearms, the Indian population numbered in the tens of thousands throughout the Northwest, with nearly one hundred tribes and bands. By 1860, less than two thousand Indians could be found living in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. From late summer into winter a continuous stream of exhausted, near-starving wagon-train pioneers poured into Oregon and Washington. Remember, once they arrived, they had to build a rustic log cabin, erect fences and shelters for their livestock (without nails), and even dig a hole for the outhouse. Land had to be cleared with only a crosscut saw and a dull ax. A horse-drawn rusty plow and a bent shovel was likely all they had to prepare the fertile soil for Spring plantings of secret caches of precious vegetable seeds, grains, and tubers carefully packed for the journey, hidden in flour bags and bedding . Harvesting food was a year away from when they first arrived in the Fall and early Winter. Survival became the primary objective, but they occasionally did have a little fun and, of course, there were budding romances and weddings everywhere. New settlements often built a place of worship before they erected a school for the children. Steamships, railroads, and gold changed everything. These are the stories they told, years later, to their friends and attentive grandchildren. The stories they lived and shared are the stories we read today. Let us not forget what they did. Gentry W. CutsforthWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Oregon or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers, Prospectors, Trappers, and Settlers in the Great Northwest. To get started finding Oregon or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers, Prospectors, Trappers, and Settlers in the Great Northwest, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Contained within the pages of this two volume set are hundreds of amazing true short stories. Relive the adventures and exciting day-to-day experiences of the early pioneers who walked 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail to the new land of their dreams--Oregon. Imagine the hardships they endured during the six to seven months in the wilderness: deadly diseases, attacks by Indians and wild animals, broken down covered-wagons, crippling accidents, choking dust, rutted and muddy mountain trails, rushing rivers, and sudden snowstorms. The threat of their livestock being stolen or stampeded, the lack of suitable grass for their animals, drowning, and the shortage of their own food and clean water supply was a constant worry for these determined pioneers. Death took its toll on these families. Thousands of hastily dug graves lined the trail. It is estimated that 53,000 brave souls had successfully made the adventurous journey by the year 1860. Some were even born along the way. Before the white man brought diseases, alcohol, and firearms, the Indian population numbered in the tens of thousands throughout the Northwest, with nearly one hundred tribes and bands. By 1860, less than two thousand Indians could be found living in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. From late summer into winter a continuous stream of exhausted, near-starving wagon-train pioneers poured into Oregon and Washington. Remember, once they arrived, they had to build a rustic log cabin, erect fences and shelters for their livestock (without nails), and even dig a hole for the outhouse. Land had to be cleared with only a crosscut saw and a dull ax. A horse-drawn rusty plow and a bent shovel was likely all they had to prepare the fertile soil for Spring plantings of secret caches of precious vegetable seeds, grains, and tubers carefully packed for the journey, hidden in flour bags and bedding . Harvesting food was a year away from when they first arrived in the Fall and early Winter. Survival became the primary objective, but they occasionally did have a little fun and, of course, there were budding romances and weddings everywhere. New settlements often built a place of worship before they erected a school for the children. Steamships, railroads, and gold changed everything. These are the stories they told, years later, to their friends and attentive grandchildren. The stories they lived and shared are the stories we read today. Let us not forget what they did. Gentry W. CutsforthWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Oregon or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers, Prospectors, Trappers, and Settlers in the Great Northwest. To get started finding Oregon or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers, Prospectors, Trappers, and Settlers in the Great Northwest, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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