Wake of the Prairie Schooner

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Wake of the Prairie Schooner

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3599

Description

Wake of the Prairie Schooner is the narrative of Irene Paden's attempt to re-travel the Oregon Trail from the Missouri River to Oregon in the late 1930's and early 1940's. She tells of the pioneer routes of travel in North America and then sites what she sees in during her modern journey. Chapter 5 details the Road from Old St. Joe. Esther Kreek's name is handwritten on the flyleaf. 514/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Prairie Schooner, Hazards of the Prairies, St. Joseph, Missouri, Characters and Landmarks of the Trail, Fort Laramie, Black Hills, North Platte River, Rocky Mountains, South Pass, Fort Bridger, Mormon Trail, Snake River, Columbia River, Western Migration, Trails, Oregon Trail

Book Details

Author

Irene Paden

Place Published

City

Carbondale, Edwardsville

State/Province

Illinois

Date Published

1970

Call No.

Western PA

ISBN

0-8093-0462-7

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good