The Oregon Trail: A Photographic Journey [Paperback]

Bill Moeller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

Bill and Jan Moeller meticulously traced and caputured on film the remnants of the Oregon Trail-surprisingly intact in many places. The resulting full-color photographs, accompanied by selected entries from emigrant diaries, evoke for the modern reader the frontier-strange, harsh, and beautiful-as the emigrants saw it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"To their stunning pictorial presentation of the Oregon Trail, the authors have added a well-paced and informative account of the overland journey of thousands of pioneers between the years 1840 and 1860 --Kliatt

About the Author

Husband and wife Bill and Jan Moeller are professional photographers, researchers, and writers. Since 1982 they have traveled full time in their RV to visit and photograph battlefields and other historical sites, and to write books about the two primary influences currently affecting their lives: western history and recreational vehicles. In addition, they write a weekly syndicated newspaper column called "RV Traveling." Before embarking on land-based ventures, they lived aboard a sailboat for twelve years and circumnavigated the eastern United States--up the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, and back to the eastern seaboard.

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878424423
• ISBN-13: 978-0878424429
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #759,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely visual journey over the Oregon Trail, January 7, 2002

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This review is from: The Oregon Trail: A Photographic Journey (Paperback)

Minimal text and a focus on photographic quality make for a lovely visual journey over the Oregon Trail which places one color plate with facing text per page. Accounts of Oregon Trail life and travels make for a history account which is personal and enhanced with modern portraits of the Trail.