![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Following that you had the ferry operators, the bridge and road toll collectors, the sutlers, blacksmiths, and livestock traders in the government forts or on the trails – again so many people wanting to make a profit. The outfitting firms in Missouri and Iowa, the passenger train organisers, the guidebook writers, the provision suppliers – so many people wanting to make a profit and the pioneers hadn't even started. The late Mr Unruh describes the commercial and personal aspects of pioneer emigration. I was brought up in the 50s and early 60s with B movies and television westerns: Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, the Lone Ranger, Wagon Train, and so many more. It tells the full story of the pioneers who travelled westwards across America to reach California and the Oregon Territory in the 1840s and 1850s, many to settle and bring up their families, some to find their fortune in gold – or not – depending on their luck. Now I can say the reputation is completely justified. I have been meaning to read this book for some time, judging it by its reputation. ![]()
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