1/5: Started listening to this on Audible. Didn't even finish it. Maybe it would've gotten better when I actually got to the part about the author and his brother traveling the Oregon Trail. But I just couldn't get that far. I gave up during a chapter in which he was rambling on about horses. I Author: Becky. 11 rows · In the best-selling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's The Oregon /5(K). · From “a virtuoso storyteller in a very American vein” (Phillip Lopate), The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn’t been attempted in a century—which also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the bltadwin.ru: Rinker Buck.
A major bestseller that has been hailed as a "quintessential American story" (Christian Science Monitor), Rinker Buck's The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the 2,mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a team of mules—that has captivated readers, critics, and booksellers from. The American Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck There are several reasons why The American Trail is on the New York Times best seller's list and a top Powell's Book Store best seller. This book is one part travelogue, one part adventure, and one part history. Today, amazingly, the trail is all but forgotten. Rinker Buck is no stranger to grand adventures. His first travel narrative, Flight of Passage, was hailed by The New Yorker as "a funny, cocky gem of a book," and with The Oregon Trail he brings the most important route in American history back to glorious and vibrant life.
From “a virtuoso storyteller in a very American vein” (Phillip Lopate), The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn’t been attempted in a century—which also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country. The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey is a non-fiction book by Rinker Buck, author of Flight of Passage (Hyperion Books, ). The Oregon Trail is an account of Buck's epic journey along the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon. It was published by Simon Schuster and is available in hardcover, audio book and eBook. Praise. A major bestseller that has been hailed as a “quintessential American story” (Christian Science Monitor), Rinker Buck’s The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the 2,mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a team of mules—that has captivated readers, critics, and booksellers from coast to coast.
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