The Oregon Trail
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Francis Parkman. The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER II. BREAKING THE ICE
CHAPTER III. FORT LEAVENWORTH
CHAPTER IV “JUMPING OFF”
CHAPTER V “THE BIG BLUE”
CHAPTER VI. THE PLATTE AND THE DESERT
CHAPTER VII. THE BUFFALO
CHAPTER VIII. TAKING FRENCH LEAVE
CHAPTER IX. SCENES AT FORT LARAMIE
CHAPTER X. THE WAR PARTIES
CHAPTER XI. SCENES AT THE CAMP
CHAPTER XII. ILL LUCK
CHAPTER XIII. HUNTING INDIANS
CHAPTER XIV. THE OGALLALLA VILLAGE
CHAPTER XV. THE HUNTING CAMP
CHAPTER XVI. THE TRAPPERS
CHAPTER XVII. THE BLACK HILLS
CHAPTER XVIII. A MOUNTAIN HUNT
CHAPTER XIX. PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XX. THE LONELY JOURNEY
CHAPTER XXI. THE PUEBLO AND BENT’S FORT
CHAPTER XXII. TETE ROUGE, THE VOLUNTEER
CHAPTER XXIII. INDIAN ALARMS
CHAPTER XXIV. THE CHASE
CHAPTER XXV. THE BUFFALO CAMP
CHAPTER XXVI. DOWN THE ARKANSAS
CHAPTER XXVII. THE SETTLEMENTS
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We set out together, and rode a mile or two in advance. The captain, in the course of twenty years’ service in the British army, had seen something of life; one extensive side of it, at least, he had enjoyed the best opportunities for studying; and being naturally a pleasant fellow, he was a very entertaining companion. He cracked jokes and told stories for an hour or two; until, looking back, we saw the prairie behind us stretching away to the horizon, without a horseman or a wagon in sight.
“Now,” said the captain, “I think the vedettes had better stop till the main body comes up.”
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