Discovery and Exploration of the Great Fur Trade Road 1739-1843
Entry/Object ID
L1994.1.97
Description
The Discovery and Exploration of the Great Fur Trade Road 1739-1843 traces the history of the ancestory of the 2,000 mile highway, the Oregeon Trail, across the continent. Gowans starts with the exploration by the Spanish and French of the Missouri River in 1739. He has assembled archival maps and documents drawn by the fur traders and explorers before the wagons rolled over the trail.
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