Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail

Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail

The title, in this case, does not tell the whole story. Yes, Ezra Meeker early on takes on the character and reputation of an ox-team driver on the legendary Oregon Trail. As adventurous as this phase of his adulthood is, however, it is only the his first of many occupational identities. Meekerâ€™s story begins with a somewhat typical but engaging chronicle of his Indiana childhood and his trek toward a future in the pioneer days West. After a spell on the famous trail, he sets out on other escapadesâ€”and thrilling ones they are. He encounters various Native-American tribes, vast buffalo herds; he travels with wagon trains of hardy pioneers, encountering hostile Indians and crossing dangerous streams; He becomes one of the early settlers of the Northwest, establishing his family there before venturing off to the gold fields. In the early twentieth century, in his mid-sixties, he is again an ox-team driver, this time on the long journey to the nationâ€™s capitol as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Oregon trail. There, he is honored by none other than the President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781518670480
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781518670480
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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