Prairie Traveler

by Randolph B. Marcy

21 chapters7h 7mEnglish1859

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Commissioned by the US War Department and written in 1859 by a decorated US Army captain, The Prairie Traveler is a complete how-to travel guide for the westward-bound pioneer. Covering topics from first aid for rattlesnake bites to how to travel 70 miles across the desert without water for one's livestock, the guide includes 28 travel itineraries with mileage and firewood availability. (Summary by Angela Rowland)

Chapters (20)

101-Chapter 1 Part 1

1130

202-Chapter 1 Part 2

1008

303-Chapter 2 Part 1

978

404-Chapter 2 Part 2

1088

505-Chapter 3

1641

606-Chapter 4 Part 1

1205

707-Chapter 4 Part 2

1340

808-Chapter 5 Part 1

1026

909-Chapter 5 Part 2

1809

1010-Chapter 6 Part 1

1300

1111-Chapter 6 Part 2

2059

1212-Chapter 7

1526

1313-Itineraries I to IV

1907

1414-Itineraries V to VIII

1052

1515-Itineraries IV to XII

720

1616-Itineraries XIII to XVI

804

1717-Itineraries XVII to XX

2075

1818-Itineraries XXI to XXIV

1004

1919-Itineraries XXV to XXVII

1290

2020-Appendix

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