#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠#1 Indie Next Pick ⢠Winner of the PEN New England Award
âEnchantingâŚA book filled with so much loveâŚLong before Oregon, Rinker Buck has convinced us that the best way to see America is from the seat of a covered wagon.â âThe Wall Street Journal
âAmazingâŚA real nonfiction thriller.â âIan Frazier, The New York Review of Books
âAbsorbingâŚWinningâŚThe many layers in The Oregon Trail are linked by Mr. Buckâs voice, which is alert and unpretentious in a manner that put me in mind of Bill Brysonâs comic tone in A Walk in the Woods.â âDwight Garner, The New York Times
A major bestseller that has been hailed as a âquintessential American storyâ (Christian Science Monitor), Rinker Buckâs The Oregon Trail is an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned wayâin a covered wagon with a team of mulesâthat 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, Buckâs chronicle is a âlaugh-out-loud masterpieceâ (Willamette Week) that âso ensnares the emotions it becomes a tear-jerker at its closeâ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and âwill leave you daydreaming and hungry to see this landâ (The Boston Globe).