Success depends on the animals : emigrants, livestock, and wild animals on the Overland Trails, 1840-1869

Success depends on the animals : emigrants, livestock, and wild animals on the Overland Trails, 1840-1869 /

"Between the 1840s and 1860s, thousands of emigrants crossed the Great Plains to California, Oregon, and Utah. They learned how to deal with many new situations, including how to work with the animals they brought with them on the journey. Although many emigrants knew how to take care of the li...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Diana L., 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Human-animal relationships > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Livestock > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Animals > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Overland Trails > History.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Going west
  • Emigrants take more than livestock west
  • Preparation for the journey west
  • On the trails
  • Caring for the four-footed overlanders
  • Encounters with wild animals
  • End of the trail.

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