Name/Title
Maps of the Oregon TrailEntry/Object ID
L2012.23.1Description
Maps of the Oregon Trail. 1982 publication of maps of the Oregon Trail by Gregory Franzwa of Patrice Press. These maps, originally created as part of a National Park Service study of the Oregon Trail and related historic sites, allow the reader to locate the trail on today's landscape. Brief text of explanation connected to selected sites. A later edition of these same maps has also been published by Patrice Press.
This copy was presented to Dr. James Mehl, Professor of History at Missouri Western State College and founding president of the Gateway Chapter, (St. Joseph, MO), Oregon-California Trails Association. The signatures of the members of the Gateway Chapter in 1988 are on the flyleaf.
Note: Although this book is actually a western history book, it has been shelved with Pony Express. Another copy has been shelved in Western.
292/3-Ring Binder/Looseleaf/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony express, MapsSearch Terms
Oregon Trail, Maps of American West, Travel Guide, Pony Express, Expansion, Freighting, Stagecoach, Military, Western Migration, Trail MapsBook Details
Author
GREGORY M. FRANZWAPlace Published
City
GeraldState/Province
MissouriDate Published
1982Call No.
Western FRISBN
0-935284-31-1Notes
Copy No.: 2Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mrs. James Mehl