The Oregon Trail : A New American Journey (Hardcover)

from DeltaQueen50

I have loved the many road trips that I have taken to explore Western America and I have read many books about the amazing migration of homesteaders that took to the Oregon Trail in the 1800's and spread America's horizon to the Pacific Ocean. I was therefore both full of admiration and envy over...

from debnance

Two brothers decide to head west on the Oregon Trail, complete with a wagon and mules. They run into plenty of obstacles, as you might expect, including accidentally crossing into private property and balky mules and wagon breakdowns, but the trip gives author Buck an opportunity to reflect on th...

from nmele

When this book was proposed by another member of my book club, I was unenthusiastic. The more I read, the more enthusiastic I became. Buck's book is filled with history, observations about the contemporary American west, and honest talk about his family and his own weaknesses. He tells the story ...

from carolfoisset

Great read - blends history, adventure, social commentary, and personal story. Well written and easy to read. I enjoy reading about the Oregon Trail and this book shed new light on that period in the US. He covers topics that are not often written about and his personal history is quite a story i...

from

A retelling of both the history of the Oregon Trail as well as the author and his brother's trip across it in 2011. More memoir than I expected, which I did not like for the majority of the book - but the last few chapters pay off the personal story and it becomes a genuinely moving tale of makin...