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overland journeys
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Daryl Lytton <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 15 Jun 2002 19:35:35 -0400
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hey...now days, usually our hardest part of taking a trip is deciding if we should stop at a Union 76 or Arco station for gas, and Denny's or McDonald's for food :)

At our Library, we try to put books online that give us a feel for the way of life as it was. We have several books, diaries, and journals about journeys, from the 1500s-1800s, mostly the early 1800s. One of my favourites is:

"The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book For Overland Expeditions", by Randolph B. Marcy, Captain U. S. Army. Published: By Authority Of The War Department, 1859. How to pack your wagon, what you'll encounter along the way, 28 detailed itineraries.

They're all free-access, text files, no ads, online the WebRoots.org Genealogy and History Library at  http://www.webroots.org in our "Journeys" room...with lots more to come!

Daryl

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