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The Oregon Trail
- Narrator
- George Guidall
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 23 April 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, a pioneering journey into the raw beauty and untamed dangers of the unsettled West, where the legendary American spirit is fired in true grit and bold determination …
Wagon Master Clayton Scofield has led countless families across the dusty, wide open territories of the West, helping the brave, sometimes reckless, pioneers settle into new lives brimming with the promise of good fortune. Accompanied on his latest trail by his nephew Clint Buchanan, riding
as scout, and cook Spud Williams, Scofield finds himself guiding a train of thirty wagons from Independence, Missouri, to the distant dream of Oregon.
It isn’t long before the pioneers fall prey to the hazards of the countryside, both natural and man-made. The rough currents of the Kansas River tear a family apart.
A fur trapper threatens Scofield in a foolhardy attempt to win the affections of an uninterested lady. Sioux warriors attack the wagon train and slaughter without mercy.
Scofield can’t remember the trail ride ever being this treacherous and unforgiving—and he knows there’s even worse things awaiting them along the far-reaching miles on the brutal journey to their destination …
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Details
- Author
- J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone
- Narrator
- George Guidall
- Duration
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 April 2024
- ISBN
- 9798891784505
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Adventure fiction: Westerns, Romance: ‘western’, rural or ‘outback’, Adventure fiction
Synopsis
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY: YOU’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THE WEST ALIVE.From national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, a pioneering journey into the raw beauty and untamed dangers of the unsettled West, where the legendary American spirit is fired in true grit and bold determination …Wagon Master Clayton Scofield has led countless families across the dusty, wide open territories of the West, helping the brave, sometimes reckless, pioneers settle into new lives brimming with the promise of good fortune. Accompanied on his latest trail by his nephew Clint Buchanan, riding as scout, and cook Spud Williams, Scofield finds himself guiding a train of thirty wagons from Independence, Missouri, to the distant dream of Oregon. It isn’t long before the pioneers fall prey to the hazards of the countryside, both natural and man-made. The rough currents of the Kansas River tear a family apart. A fur trapper threatens Scofield in a foolhardy attempt to win the affections of an uninterested lady. Sioux warriors attack the wagon train and slaughter without mercy. Scofield can’t remember the trail ride ever being this treacherous and unforgiving—and he knows there’s even worse things awaiting them along the far-reaching miles on the brutal journey to their destination …
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