Prairie Traveler, The
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I picked this up in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial gift store. I was in St. Louis, Missouri and stopped at the Gateway Arch when I found the book. It looked to be a great reference book to use while writing my own novel set in the same time period THE PRAIRIE TRAVELER was written.
Much to my surprise, it is as entertaining as it is fascinating and is quite helpful for research purposes. I am quite happy to have found the book and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in that era.
THE PRAIRIE TRAVELER was written by Randolph B. Marcy, a captain in the U.S. Army, who was commissioned by the War Department to put together a handbook for pioneers crossing the continent. It includes everything from what provisions to bring, how to choose horses, the best saddles to use, the most useful tents to have, routes to take as well as natural formations to look for while navigating across the wide open spaces. There is also a good section on the Plains Indians and their habits (as seen through the eyes of a military man).
Much to my surprise, it is as entertaining as it is fascinating and is quite helpful for research purposes. I am quite happy to have found the book and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in that era.
THE PRAIRIE TRAVELER was written by Randolph B. Marcy, a captain in the U.S. Army, who was commissioned by the War Department to put together a handbook for pioneers crossing the continent. It includes everything from what provisions to bring, how to choose horses, the best saddles to use, the most useful tents to have, routes to take as well as natural formations to look for while navigating across the wide open spaces. There is also a good section on the Plains Indians and their habits (as seen through the eyes of a military man).