The Oregon Trail : A New American Journey

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *; Winner of the PEN New England Award

';EnchantingA book filled with so much loveLong before Oregon, Rinker Buck has convinced us that the best way to see America is from the seat of a covered wagon.' The Wall Street Journal

';AmazingA real nonfiction thriller.' The New York Review of Books

';AbsorbingWinningThe many layers in The Oregon Trail are linked by Mr. Buck's voice, which is alert and unpretentious in a manner that put me in mind of Bill Bryson's comic tone in A Walk in the Woods.' The New York Times

#1 New York Times bestseller, this epic and deeply moving adventure blends American history, western travel, and memoir in a remarkable 2,000-mile journey across the American West by covered wagon.

A major bestseller that has been hailed as a quintessential American story (Christian Science Monitor), Rinker Bucks The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned wayin a covered wagon with a team of mulesthat has captivated readers, critics, and booksellers from coast to coast. Simultaneously a majestic journey across the West, a significant work of history, and a moving personal saga, Bucks chronicle is a laugh-out-loud masterpiece (Willamette Week) that so ensnares the emotions it becomes a tear-jerker at its close (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and will leave you daydreaming and hungry to see this land (The Boston Globe).