| Ox-Team Days Contributor(s): Meeker, Ezra (Author), Wilson, F. N. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1557095566 ISBN-13: 9781557095565 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $14.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2013 Annotation: In 1852, Ezra Meeker, his wife, and baby traveled along the Oregon Trrail by ox-cart from Iowa to Oregon. In 1906, he reversed his steps and went back to Iowa. In 1915, he went by car, and, later, even flew over the trail in a plane. He spent most of his ninety-eight years promoting the Oregon trail and founded the Oregon Trail Association. In 1922, he published "Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail," an outstanding memoir of his many days along the trail. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001097621 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 4.98" W x 7.06" (0.47 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1852, Ezra Meeker, his wife, and baby traveled along the Oregon Trrail by ox-cart from Iowa to Oregon. In 1906, he reversed his steps and went back to Iowa. In 1915, he went by car, and, later, even flew over the trail in a plane. He spent most of his ninety-eight years promoting the Oregon trail and founded the Oregon Trail Association. In 1922, he published ""Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail,"" an outstanding memoir of his many days along the trail. |