Wagon Wheels: A Contemporary Journey on the Oregon Trail [Paperback]

Candy Moulton (Author), Ben Kern (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996

Climb aboard Ben Kern s lead wagon and retrace the Oregon Trail with the 150th Anniversary Wagon Train. Experience the trail first-hand through the diaries of modern-day travelers Ben Kern, Candy Moulton, and Earl Leggett, plus gain insight from the historic diaries of pioneer emigrants. It s a trip you wont want to miss.

Wagon Wheels follows Kern s wagon from campsite to campsite from Missouri to Oregon all the while presenting historic backgrounds through careful research and expansive quotations from historic journals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: High Plains Pr (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931271363
• ISBN-13: 978-0931271366
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #404,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting account of a modern day wagon train journey, May 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wagon Wheels: A Contemporary Journey on the Oregon Trail (Hardcover)

Candy Moulton and Ben Kern have captured the reality of the west through the experiences of their 1993 expedition by wagon train from Independence, Missouri to Independence, Oregon. Through excerpts from Ben's daily journal and diaries of their historic predecessors you will feel the essence of every phase of this spectacular undertaking. The tasteful blend of history and the modern day adventure fill the gap from past to present. The authors have you hearing the creak of the wagon, the rumble of iron tires on hard-packed earth, and the jingle of trace-chains. You can almost feel the rolling lilt of the wooden seat beneath you, and smell the approaching rain overwhelming the everpresent scent of the sagebrush and dust. If you want to feel like you are really there on the trail, this is the book for you. You soon will be anticipating the view or the adventure that waits around the next bend or on the next page. This is one of those books that is hard to put down. --- Jefferson Glass, Local Historian

4.0 out of 5 stars Commendable accomplishment, October 27, 2004

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William J Higgins III (Laramie, Wyoming United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wagon Wheels: A Contemporary Journey on the Oregon Trail (Paperback)

A spirited read and praiseworthy effort to promote the historical importance of the Oregon Trail.
In 1993, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Great Migration westward, Candy Moulton, Ben Kern and Earl Leggett, with multitudes of others along the way, traveled from Independence, Missouri to Independence, Oregon in covered wagons. Although at times having access to today's modern conveniences and comforts, the undertaking no doubt was laborious, fatiguing and strenuous.
Candy's writing style is creative and harmonic, bringing together quotes from overlanders' diaries and journals to emphasize the hardships and perils these pioneers had to confront.
Enjoyable and insightful.