Published Jan 7, 2019
30: The Oregon Trail (“You Have Died of Dysentery”)
Greg Jackson delves into the treacherous journey along the Oregon Trail, revealing how the Manifest Destiny ideology and economic hardships of the 1830s propelled American pioneers westward, clashing with Native American cultures and risking their lives in search of new beginnings.
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