So Rugged and Mountainous: Blazing the Trails to Oregon and California, 1812-1848

by Will Bagley

Book Overview

The story of America's westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent--and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this magisterial volume, Will Bagley tells why and how this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806159790
• ISBN13: 9780806159799
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.9"