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Terrible Trail: The Meek Cutoff, 1845

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This project is by far the best accounting of the ill-fated 1845 Stephen Meek led wagon train I have ever read. The authors have done an exceptional job in piecing together the tragic events and human errors that contibuted to making this one of the most moving stories from the Manifest Destiny era. The genealogical references alone make this document a must for every family researcher.

A relative of mine made the trip to Oregon in 1845 and took the Meek Cutoff. Stories of it abound in the family lore. I was trying to reconstruct some family history and found this book to be valuable - it clarified a great deal about the adventures of those who took that path. It is well written and entertaining as well as full of facts. There must have been an enormous amount of work and research done to complete the book. Highly recommended, especially if you have relatives who made that trip.

Excellent history account. Very accurate and detailed. The best book I've ever read on wagon train history.

One day about 1970 while browsing books as a student at the U of O Bookstore, I stumbled across this book. It caught my attention because it is the story of my family's journey to Oregon. Rowland and Lovisa (King) Chambers are my great great grandparents. I've read it several times. It always appeared to me to be a fairly definitive work on that ill-fated wagon train. Over the years, I've added other books to my collection of these early pioneers but I think this one is my favorite. I guess I paid $4 that day for my hardcover copy because that is the price printed on the cover flap.

After reading this book I would suggest it to who ever maybe doing family history (like me) or history research period. It is a good book and has some interesting stuff in it.

Author of this book passed away today on 7-1-2010. A great loss for the world. He was a very kind and gentle man.