Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852 by Weldon Willis Rau | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852 Author: Weldon Willis Rau Narrator: Todd Curless Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: History, American Summary: The 1852 overland migration was the largest on record, with numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California. It also was a year in which cholera took a terrible toll in lives. Presented here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman. The book is published by Washington State University Press. Contact: [email protected]

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