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Oregon Trail Migration

1840–1869 CE

The Oregon Trail carried large numbers of migrants westward across Indigenous lands toward the Oregon Country and neighbouring western territories.

Related people for Oregon Trail Migration

David Carsonc. 1800–1854 Letitia Carsonc. 1814–1888 Tabitha Moffatt Brown1780–1858

Books

10 Best Novels About migration on the Oregon Trail

The Last Confederate

by Gilbert Morris

House of Winslow · 4.5(150)

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How the West Was Won

by Louis L’Amour

First published 1963 · 4.5(1,525)

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Westward the Tide

by Louis L’Amour

First published 1950 · 4.3(1,807)

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A Light in the Wilderness

by Jane Kirkpatrick

First published 2014 · 4.3(3,114)

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The Legend of Jack Donovan

by Terence Newnes

First published 2024 · Bailey Clan Westerns · 4.3(2,001)

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This Road We Traveled

by Jane Kirkpatrick

First published 2016 · 4.2(2,404)

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A Man for Temperance

by Gilbert Morris

First published 2007 · Wagon Wheel · 4.2(588)

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All Together in One Place

by Jane Kirkpatrick

First published 2000 · Kinship and Courage · 4.1(3,040)

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The Tall Stranger

by Louis L’Amour

First published 1957 · 2.5(5)

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Under the Sweetwater Rim

by Louis L’Amour

First published 1971 · 2.5(5)

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Non-Fiction

1 Best Non-Fiction Book About migration on the Oregon Trail

Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.

The Oregon Trail

by Hourly History

Old West · 4.3(451)

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