| The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852 to 1906 Contributor(s): Meeker, Ezra (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432608177 ISBN-13: 9781432608170 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: 1906. There was nothing particularly out of the ordinary about Ezra Meeker's wagon trip to Oregon in 1852. What was unusual was Meeker's decision to make a return trip-over 50 years later. At 76 years of age, Meeker loaded up his wagon, picked two good oxen, and headed east. Meeker's friends were against the idea; they thought he would never make it alive. Although his ox died, the difficult trip didn't kill Meeker. Along the way, he gave speeches encouraging preservation of the Trail, and many turned out to listen. He wrote a book, convinced President Teddy Roosevelt to set aside money for trail preservation, and became a national celebrity. Meeker was still busy promoting the Oregon Trail when he died at age 98. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 252 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
