Overland West: The Story of the Oregon and California Trails

A sweeping narrative of a classic journey

The 1849 California Trail Diaries of Elijah Preston Howell
By Elijah Preston Howell
The 1849 California Trail Diaries of Elijah Preston Howell
The Oregon Trail
By Francis parkman Jr.
Presents accounts of a young man's travels on the Oregon Trail and his sojourn with the Oglala Indians.
The Great Medicine Road: Narratives of the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails
By Michael L. Tate
The Great Medicine Road: Narratives of the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails
The California Trail: Yesterday and Today
By William E. Hill
The California Trail was the way many emigrants and Argonauts chose. The California Trail Yesterday and Today examines the trail's historical development, alternate routes, and some of the available maps and guidebooks.