The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at
5:54 pm
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Presents accounts of a young man’s travels on the Oregon Trail and his sojourn with the Oglala Indians…. More >>
The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life
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As a young college student, Francis Parkman, the later noted historian of the early West, goes to the land of the Lakotas and experiences their life. This is a personal history of the travels of the author through the lands of the Lakota before the great American westward expansion. Tales of Indian life and their “wars” with each other. Also tells first hand of the author’s maturation in this environment. Should be required reading for any “lover of the wild west” because “This Was The It Was”.
Rating: 4 / 5
Very enjoyable! You can’t beat a first person report of traveling through Indian territory! The descriptions of the perils of the journey plus first hand experiences in dealing with the native population make you feel as if you are there, sitting in the teepee, watching as an Indian woman kills and cooks a puppy because you are an honored guest. Great descriptive writing; blood, guts, wildflowers, horses, sunsets, and the beautiful, healthy forms of our Native Americans while they were still free.
Rating: 4 / 5