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The Brazen Overlanders Of 1845

This is a classic reference book and a treasure for anyone studying the Overland trek west in 1845. All the stories from the family journals, letters, diaries are incorporated to document the day-by-day journey. Various company leaders are shown along with the dates of departure and from what city. The reader feels the trials of the trail along with the joys. Marriages are performed and the journey includes honeymooners and entire families from grandma and grandpa to new born babies. The book is very well-written by Wojcik and well-referenced. There is an entire listing of families, the company they were traveling with, their relatives and even a listing of who they married later and where they lived after their arrival in Oregon Country. Illustrations are included to help the reader picture the steep hills and raging river the emigrants must travel.

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