CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: THROUGH THE CUMBERLAND GAP TO KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE

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I  Preparing the Way............IS

II   Through the Great Wilderness........28

III   The Adventures of Three Travelers.......38

CHAPTER TWO:  THROUGH THE PITTSBURGH AND WHEELING GATEWAYS

I Braddock's Road and the National Road.....51

II  Struggles with the Alleghenies........58

III   By Stage, by Emigrant Wagon, and on Foot.....79

CHAPTER THREE:   FLOATING DOWN THE OHIO AND THE MISSISSIPPI

I   In Perils of Waters............97

II  By Flatboat and Keelboat..........110

III  From Ark to Steamboat...........125

CHAPTER FOUR:   FROM NORTHERN NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND TO THE WEST

I  The Long Road to the Western Reserve......139

II   From Land to Water............ 153

III  All the Way to the Mississippi.........163

CHAPTER FIVE:   THE SANTA FE TRAIL

I  The Lure of Gain.............183

II Facing Famine and Fighting Indians.......189

III  When the Trail was in Its Glory........197

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