![]() Buck’s story, which was engrossing in every way. ” as I read, I re-grounded myself in his purpose and in my purpose, and then went back to Mr. I, on the other hand, have been limited to writing about the trail as it existed in 1847-the year my fictional wagon train heads to Oregon. He includes accounts of the Mormon migration and influence, the Gold Rush years, and the Pony Express. ![]() Buck could recount the entire history of the Oregon Trail, from Lewis and Clark through the 1890s. I had to remind myself as I read that Mr. It was a good counterpoint for me as I worked my way through my novel, giving me a foil against which either to confirm what I wrote about my emigrants or to understand why my account differed from what the Bucks experienced. ![]() Rinker Buck’s book is part memoir, part history, part travelogue, and part social commentary. As an adult, Nick was a master mechanic and muleskinner. Their family background gave them unique skills to tackle this endeavor-their father had taken them on many covered wagon rides in the East when they were growing up. Buck and his brother Nick drove a covered wagon powered by three mules from Kansas to Oregon in 2011. While I was spending hours each day deep in my novel, I read each evening from The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey, by Rinker Buck. It still needs some tweaking, but the book is essentially done. ![]() I have immersed myself in the nineteenth century over the last few weeks, editing my Oregon Trail novel for what I hope has been the final big push. ![]()
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