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The Prairie Traveller a Hand-book for Overland Expeditions - cover

The Prairie Traveller a Hand-book for Overland Expeditions

Richard Francis Burton, Randolph Barnes Marcy

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

This book was published at the time of the great western trek across America of the early pioneers. It was essentially the only real handbook available to help those people to deal with the problems they encountered on their travels, besides also giving them maps.
Available since: 04/11/2021.
Print length: 133 pages.

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