![]() ![]() While conducting research for the book, I came across a great source in the form of a book titled The Great Platte River Road by Merrill J. One of the best parts of writing books like History of the West with Jemmey Fletcher: Tyrant’s Road, is spending time researching a particular historical time period. While some of these visions in our mind’s eye might have some truth, the reality of life on the trail was far different. At night, after making good progress on the trail, we can almost smell the aroma of supper as emigrants ate near the warm heat of a crackling campfire and discussed plans of the future. ![]() Of course it is a perfect 70 degree day and there is plenty of green grass abounding in all directions. We think of long lines of perfectly white-topped wagons peacefully rolling along a well-worn road. When people hear the words, “Oregon Trail” there is a tendency to imagine brave men and women with chiseled features stoically marching across the plains undaunted by trials and tribulations they faced. Oftentimes, life on the American frontier gets romanticized far beyond its realities. A variety of dangers on the Oregon Trail threatened the pioneers on an almost daily basis.
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