OxTeam Days on the Oregon Trail American Frontier Series Illustrated eBook Ezra Meeker
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Ezra Meeker's famous recollections of life in the American wilderness are published here complete with the one hundred and twenty original photographs and illustrations.
In his memoir, Ezra Meeker casts his mind back to his early years growing up in Indiana during the 1830s and 1840s. He recalls setting off for Iowa and Oregon along the long and winding Western trail; the Gold Rush, which fueled migration to the farthest reaches of the continent, is remembered with evocative clarity.
Meeker recalls the lives and characteristics of the Native American peoples, and the fellow migrants he met on his travels. Meeker pens valuable descriptions of the varied wilderness; the dusty plains, towering mountains, dense forests and barren deserts of America are described with moving vividness.
In his later years, Ezra Meeker gained fame and renown by undertaking a journey across the USA across the Oregon Trail once again. This famous expedition of 1906-1908 is recalled, with some of the monuments Meeker placed in the small towns he traversed along the way photographed. The final chapters see Meeker personally meet President Theodore Roosevelt.
By the time this autobiography was published in 1922, much of what Meeker described in the United States was well on the way to being bygone. The Western reaches of the country were undergoing rapid settlement, as advances such as the radio and the automobile made North America continent seem much smaller.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail is therefore a retrospective of the United States as it grew in size and influence over almost a century, as well as a depiction of the nation's beauty and vastness.
OxTeam Days on the Oregon Trail American Frontier Series Illustrated eBook Ezra Meeker
Great book on early Pacific Northwest. If you like this book you will also want to read the following 99-cent similar books:1. In the Beginning: Early Pioneer Days at Fort Nisqually, the Earliest Settlement in Western Washington (1905)
2. Expedition to Oregon (1914)
3. Overland to Oregon in the Tracks of Lewis and Clarke: History of the First Emigration to Oregon in 1843 (1904)
4. Ross Cox and His Adventures as a Fur Trader on the Columbia River in 1812 (1911)
5. Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume I (1831) (Linked Table of Contents)
6. Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume II (1831) (Linked Table of Contents)
7. Ka-mi-akin, the Last Hero of the Yakimas (1917)
8. The Canoe and the Saddle: Adventures Among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests (1871) (Linked Contents)
9. The New Found Journal of Charles Floyd: A Sergeant Under Captains Lewis and Clark (1894)
10. The Story of Marcus Whitman: Early Protestant Missions in the Northwest (1895) (Active Table of Contents)
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OxTeam Days on the Oregon Trail American Frontier Series Illustrated eBook Ezra Meeker Reviews
Loved it! One thing is clear they just don't make men like Ezra Meeker anymore. I'm a recent transplant to Oregon Trail country, and I heard that somebody had done the trail backwards to bring attention to the historic trail. That was Meeker. That was over 100 years ago.
My rating would be 5 star if there was more content about his original trip west. The book has 3 sections the trip west, homesteading in Puget Sound area, and the trip back from WA to D.C. All interesting.
This true story tells the tale of a man and his team who traveled and re-traveled the Oregon Trail. He was instrumental in ensuring that the trail was preserved for posterity by meeting with Roosevelt and others who helped make his dream come true. Thoughtful, moving, and at times funny, this book is great to read in a sitting or two.
I save the 5 star rating for books I enjoy so much that I will probably re-read them (and those that I could not put down). Although the story was a good one, I did put it down without problems a few times and I will not re-read it.
Definitely not a waste of time to read and I do recommend it, especially for history buffs.
The pioneers of the 1800's and earlier faced difficulties and trials,
which are beyond our comprehension. This young man and his new wife headed to Oregon from Indiana in search of a place to call home. This narrative details the dangers and hardships they faced on the trail and in locating a tract of land to stake their claim. The young man E. Meeker narrates his adventures over his life time in a very compelling book.
Recommended for all who values our America saga
Meeker's story of crossing the nation during the Oregon Trail adventure was outstanding; it began to drag a little when in the second half of the book he made a return trip from Oregon in his "old" age. By necessity things had changed dramatically, and it was interesting to see the differences as he traveled from state-to-state, but it was not as arduous or exciting. Although I would still highly recommend the book as a close-up and personal glimpse into the heroism and adventure of the Oregon-Trail historic journey by the last survivor of the original trip.
I have studied the Oregon Trail for decades and have visited several sites that are still in existence. I knew of Ezra Meeker and have seen a photo or two of him from the past. Meeker not only was one of the many that traveled on the Trail in the 1850,s but later reinacted the journey by covered wagon and oxen years later as a way of promoting the preservation of the Trail for the betterment of the country. He would live to see that in many places he visited across the country, that citizens made a successful effort in remembering the days of the old west and in particular the greatest migration from the east to west in America's short history. I am still amazed at the stamina and courage it took these pioneers to plod day after day in face of danger and grief to reach their dream in Oregon.
Mr. Meeker writes a detailed story of the pioneers who risked so much and left their world behind to begin again in an unknown land. He clarifies much of the myths concerning the Oregon Trail and shows the pain and hardship. Many did not make it due to illness, native indians and weather. As he reaches his goal to homestead in the Northwest, he succeeds and fails in various ventures and eventually becomes wealthy due to his hops business. As he grows older, he realizes the value of marking the trail to honor those pioneers and to document the hardships and victories along the way. His endeavor to mark the trail is rewarded as he travels the route meeting famous people and left a legacy along the way for all of us to enjoy.
If you have even the slightest interest in pioneer days, this is a "must read" book. I have lived and worked as a surveyor in many of the places he describes. With my memories as a background, this book took me back 150 years.
The author describes, matter-of factly, his experiences on the great journey to the Oregon territory. He not only crossed the continnent with a wife and baby, but pioneered homes in Oregon and Puget Sound. These were tough people, who asked no quarter from nature and prevailed.
I am interested, particularly, in the use of oxen on the trail. Unfortunately, oxen were common tools for the author. As a result, he felt there was nothing special about them that would cause him to give the details of training and driving oxen. This was a minor, personal disappointment and in no way detracted from an interesting and enjoyable book.
Great book on early Pacific Northwest. If you like this book you will also want to read the following 99-cent similar books
1. In the Beginning Early Pioneer Days at Fort Nisqually, the Earliest Settlement in Western Washington (1905)
2. Expedition to Oregon (1914)
3. Overland to Oregon in the Tracks of Lewis and Clarke History of the First Emigration to Oregon in 1843 (1904)
4. Ross Cox and His Adventures as a Fur Trader on the Columbia River in 1812 (1911)
5. Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume I (1831) (Linked Table of Contents)
6. Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume II (1831) (Linked Table of Contents)
7. Ka-mi-akin, the Last Hero of the Yakimas (1917)
8. The Canoe and the Saddle Adventures Among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests (1871) (Linked Contents)
9. The New Found Journal of Charles Floyd A Sergeant Under Captains Lewis and Clark (1894)
10. The Story of Marcus Whitman Early Protestant Missions in the Northwest (1895) (Active Table of Contents)
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