The Oregon Trail and the Appalachian Trail: The History of Americas Two Most Famous Trails Audiobook Libro.fm

The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most consequential migrations in history and among the paths that blazed west the most wellknown is the Oregon Trail which was not a single trail but a network of paths that began at one of four jumping off points The eastern section of the Oregon Trail which followed the Missouri River through Kansas Nebraska and Wyoming was shared by people traveling along the California Bozeman and Mormon Trails These trails branched off at various points and the California Trail diverged from the Oregon Trail at Fort Hall in southern Idaho From there the Oregon Trail moved northward along the Snake River then through the Blue Mountains to Fort Walla Walla From there travelers would cross the prairie before reaching the Methodist mission at The Dalles which roughly marked the end of the TrailAs many who used the Oregon Trail described in memoirs the Westrepresented opportunities for adventure independence and fortune and fittingly the ever popular game named after the Oregon Trail captures that mentality and spirit by requiring players to safely move a party west to the end of the trail