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Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail

By Ezra Meeker
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A veteran narrator recounts an overland migration in an ox-drawn wagon to the Far West, describing travel across plains and mountains, encounters with Indigenous peoples and wildlife, and the hardships of life on the trail. He then narrates settlement in the Northwest, efforts to find and lose fortune, and community-building amid new landscapes. The final section follows a late-life journey retracing the old route with an ox team to locate and mark the historic roadway, revive pioneer memories, and promote monuments, mixing practical trail detail, landscape description, and reflections on preserving this chapter of frontier experience.

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Ezra Meeker

Ezra Meeker was an American pioneer and author known for his vivid accounts of life on the Oregon Trail during the 19th century. His notable works, including "Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail" and "The Busy Life of Eighty-Five Years of Ezra Meeker," provide a firsthand perspective on the challenges and adventures faced by early settlers. Meeker's writings reflect his extensive travels and experiences, including his journey across the plains with an ox team and various explorations in the Pacific Northwest. His contributions to literature capture the spirit of pioneering life and the historical significance of westward expansion in the United States.

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The Busy Life of Eighty-Five Years of Ezra Meeker / Ventures and adventures; sixty-three years of pioneer life in the old Oregon country; an account of the author's trip across the plains with an ox team; return trip, 1906-7; his cruise on Puget Sound, 1853; trip through the Natchess pass, 1854; over the Chilcoot pass; flat-boating on the Yukon, 1898. The Oregon trail. cover The Busy Life of Eighty-Five Years of Ezra Meeker / Ventures and adventures; sixty-three years of pioneer life in the old Oregon country; an account of the author's trip across the plains with an ox team; return trip, 1906-7; his cruise on Puget Sound, 1853; trip through the Natchess pass, 1854; over the Chilcoot pass; flat-boating on the Yukon, 1898. The Oregon trail. by Ezra Meeker

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