[or-roots] List member has published his book

[LinLouVan at aol.com]

Thank you, Layne for making us aware of this book. This sounds like a  
fantastic read for those of us who love history and genealogy.
Linda VanOrden
Junction City, OR
 
 
In a message dated 11/30/2010 8:57:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
layne.g.sawyer at state.or.us writes:

Dear  OR-Rooters;

I received a message from long time list member Albert  (Skip) Belanger
about his recently published book.  I know we have had  a number of
lively exchanges begun in part by Albert's postings as he  worked on this
manuscript.  I wanted the rest of the list to know  about it's
availability.


At long last……my manuscript is in  print!  I’ve called the book, On
the Oregon Trail in 1851 - Canaries,  Buffalo-Chips, and Elephants.  The
title recalls the delightful  distractions, the distasteful drudgery, and
the dangerous disasters  experienced by those brave souls who made that
2,000 mile trek across the  continent.  Although I’ve had to cut the
size almost in half to suit  the publisher, it’s still 456 pages long
and includes a twenty-eight page,  double column, comprehensive Index, an
extensive bibliography, as well as a  list of the 122 original Trail
documents I’ve collected related to 1851,  including their
repositories. (I’m preparing an unabridged edition on a CD  for those
interested.)

During my research, I amassed a huge stash of  material related to the
saga, and this is the first publication to get some  of it into print. 
What I did for this book was to select out interesting  excerpts from the
122 Trail journals and recollections I’ve collected which  were written
by  1851 emigrants. I arranged them geographically so as  to take the
reader along as a member of a wagon train. I tied them together  with an
“editor’s narrative” so readers are kept informed about where  they
are along the Trail. Included is an old U.S. map printed in 1851  that
actually shows the Oregon Trail marked out. And I was fortunate to  make
contact with a fellow who has taken photos of inscriptions carved  in
rock formations along the Trail by the actual emigrants of  1851….still
visible today! These images also are contained in the book,  along with
several drawings and old photos.  

Copies can be  ordered at the publisher’s web page:  

www.pdbookstore.com/comfiles/pages/AlbertEdwardBelanger.shtml
<http://www.pdbookstore.com/comfiles/pages/AlbertEdwardBelanger.shtml>



Hope  everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.

Regards,

Layne Sawyer
List  Mom
Oregon State  Archives




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