Imagine you are traveling west from Independence, Missouri on a 2,000 mile trip to Oregon in the mid 1800's. Since there are no cars, trains or passenger jet services you take the most reliable and speedy form of transportation available at the time. Your wagon is pulled by a yoke of slow oxen or stubborn mules. The trip will take three to six months to complete. You travel on a dirt trail through tall prairie grass, over broad flowing rivers, high...
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