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Click to enlargeThe Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers

Randolph B. Marcy
Our Price$9.95
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ISBN: 048645150X
Page Count: 256
Dimensions: 5 3/16 x 8 1/4
Along with a good rifle and a sturdy horse, this guidebook was essential for westward-bound pioneers. Originally published by the War Department, Capt. Marcy's manual offers life-or-death advice on choosing the best routes to California, food supplies, treating snakebites, fording rivers, and encountering Native Americans. 21 original illustrations.
Reprint of the Harper and Brothers, New York, edition.

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