{"product_id":"the-oregon-trail-a-new-american-journey-9781451659177","title":"The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - #1 Indie Next Pick - Winner of the PEN New England Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting...A book filled with so much love...Long before Oregon, Rinker Buck has convinced us that the best way to see America is from the seat of a covered wagon.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Amazing...A real nonfiction thriller.\" --Ian Frazier, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Absorbing...Winning...The many layers in \u003ci\u003eThe Oregon Trail\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA major bestseller that has been hailed as a \"quintessential American story\" (\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e), Rinker Buck's \u003ci\u003eThe Oregon Trail \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way--in a covered wagon with a team of mules--that 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, Buck's chronicle is a \"laugh-out-loud masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eWillamette Week\u003c\/i\u003e) that \"so ensnares the emotions it becomes a tear-jerker at its close\" (\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eMinneapolis) and \"will leave you daydreaming and hungry to see this land\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rinker Buck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451659177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuck, Rinker:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rinker Buck began his career in journalism at the \u003ci\u003eBerkshire Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e and was a longtime staff writer for the \u003ci\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, and his work has won the PEN New England Award, the Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Writing Award, and the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award. He is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Oregon Trail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlight of Passage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirst Job\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39826746179699,"sku":"9781451659177","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_081ab971-9022-4b1c-a9e7-1e8da989e606.jpg?v=1644554679","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-oregon-trail-a-new-american-journey-9781451659177","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}