








The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers
The Prairie Traveler The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers by Randolph B. Marcy
Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the U.S. Army prepared this guide for would-be pioneers headed west to California. It includes advice on best routes, finding water, the care of horses and equipment, and Indian behaviors. Reading this book, he says the traveler "will feel himself a master spirit in the wilderness he traverses, and not the victim of every new combination of circumstances which nature affords or fate allots, as if to try his skill and prowess."
There is no telling how much wiser I would be had I actually read this book. There are even diagrams illustrating designs for folding camp chairs.
Paperback - Like new but a bit brittle, published in 2006
The Prairie Traveler The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers by Randolph B. Marcy
Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the U.S. Army prepared this guide for would-be pioneers headed west to California. It includes advice on best routes, finding water, the care of horses and equipment, and Indian behaviors. Reading this book, he says the traveler "will feel himself a master spirit in the wilderness he traverses, and not the victim of every new combination of circumstances which nature affords or fate allots, as if to try his skill and prowess."
There is no telling how much wiser I would be had I actually read this book. There are even diagrams illustrating designs for folding camp chairs.
Paperback - Like new but a bit brittle, published in 2006
The Prairie Traveler The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers by Randolph B. Marcy
Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the U.S. Army prepared this guide for would-be pioneers headed west to California. It includes advice on best routes, finding water, the care of horses and equipment, and Indian behaviors. Reading this book, he says the traveler "will feel himself a master spirit in the wilderness he traverses, and not the victim of every new combination of circumstances which nature affords or fate allots, as if to try his skill and prowess."
There is no telling how much wiser I would be had I actually read this book. There are even diagrams illustrating designs for folding camp chairs.
Paperback - Like new but a bit brittle, published in 2006
Publisher : Dover Publications; Illustrated edition (August 31, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 048645150X
ISBN-13 : 978-0486451503
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.24 x 0.51 x 8.44 inches