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The Oregon Trail a New American Journey

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The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey recounts Buck’s 2,000-mile journey from Missouri to Oregon in 2011, traveling in an authentic 19th-century covered wagon pulled by mules.

Along the way, Buck weaves together vivid travelogue, personal narrative, and historical reflection. He describes the physical challenges of the trek—river crossings, desert heat, broken wheels, runaway mules—as well as the emotional terrain of brotherhood, perseverance and American identity.

Beyond the adventure, the book situates the journey in the broader context of the historic Westward expansion and the legendary original trail used by hundreds of thousands of pioneers in the mid-19th century.

Buck explores how the trail helped shape the American character—its optimism, wildness, resilience—and how remnants of that pioneer spirit still echo through the land. The narrative thus serves as both a tribute to the past and a meditation on how Americans relate to their landscape and history.

With accessible prose, humor, and insight, this book appeals to readers of travel and history alike. It captures the spectacle of the American West and the quiet, introspective moments of a long, slow journey—reminding us that in retracing the path of the pioneers, we might rediscover aspects of ourselves and our national story.

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978-Buc-o

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New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks., 2015

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450 hal, 14 x 21 cm

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English

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978-1-4516-5916-0

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