{"product_id":"books-the-oregon-trail-by-rinker-buck","title":"The Oregon Trail","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * Winner of the PEN New England Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Amazing...A real nonfiction thriller.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, this epic and deeply moving adventure blends American history, western travel, and memoir in a remarkable 2,000-mile journey across the American West by covered wagon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A 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\u003e is 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\u003e Minneapolis) and \"will leave you daydreaming and hungry to see this land\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671085637905,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781451659177.jpg?v=1781514663","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-oregon-trail-by-rinker-buck","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}