Historical Fiction · TenseA wagon train sets out from Missouri for Oregon
The Way West
A wagon train on the Oregon Trail, and the fight over who leads it
A wagon train sets out from Missouri for Oregon under William Tadlock, a former senator, with Dick Summers as the hired guide. As accidents and other challenges mount, the settlers argue about who should lead, and rival factions emerge during the journey. Lije Evans later takes over leadership.
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Who
William Tadlock, the former senator who leads the train; Dick Summers, the hired guide; and Lije Evans, who later takes over.
World
The Oregon Trail, from Missouri toward Oregon.
What makes it different
It is the second of Guthrie's six novels about the Oregon Trail and the development of Montana, which run from the mountain-man era of 1830 to the cattle empire of the 1880s. It won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Feel
A steady Western about a hard journey and the quarrels along it.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Behind the book
It is one of six novels by Guthrie covering the Oregon Trail and the development of Montana, from the mountain man era of 1830 to the cattle empire of the 1880s.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- The Way WestWikipedia