{"product_id":"prairie-traveler-a-handbook-for-overland-expeditions-9781646796601","title":"Prairie Traveler, a Handbook for Overland Expeditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Randolph Barnes Marcy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - West - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the indispensable handbook for American pioneers traveling west in the mid 19th century. Commissioned and published by the U.S. government and written in a straightforward and helpful voice by U.S. Army officer Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887), it offers all the useful and necessary advice overland travelers to the far West needed to ensure a safe journey: . the different routes to California and Oregon . how to pack a wagon for the journey . finding and purifying water . repairing broken wagons . weathering storms . how to handle saddle wounds . the best way to make a fire on the prairie . interacting with Indians . hints on the best methods of hunting . and much more. Complete with all the original maps and illustrations, this replica edition is a remarkable artifact of one of the most exciting and dangerous eras in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47612238594199,"sku":"9781646796601","price":2467.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781646796601.webp?v=1775076666","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/prairie-traveler-a-handbook-for-overland-expeditions-9781646796601","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}