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<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV>Linda VanOrden</DIV>
<DIV>Junction City, OR</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/30/2010 8:57:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
layne.g.sawyer@state.or.us writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Dear
OR-Rooters;<BR><BR>I received a message from long time list member Albert
(Skip) Belanger<BR>about his recently published book. I know we have had
a number of<BR>lively exchanges begun in part by Albert's postings as he
worked on this<BR>manuscript. I wanted the rest of the list to know
about it's<BR>availability.<BR><BR><BR>At long last……my manuscript is in
print! I’ve called the book, On<BR>the Oregon Trail in 1851 - Canaries,
Buffalo-Chips, and Elephants. The<BR>title recalls the delightful
distractions, the distasteful drudgery, and<BR>the dangerous disasters
experienced by those brave souls who made that<BR>2,000 mile trek across the
continent. Although I’ve had to cut the<BR>size almost in half to suit
the publisher, it’s still 456 pages long<BR>and includes a twenty-eight page,
double column, comprehensive Index, an<BR>extensive bibliography, as well as a
list of the 122 original Trail<BR>documents I’ve collected related to 1851,
including their<BR>repositories. (I’m preparing an unabridged edition on a CD
for those<BR>interested.)<BR><BR>During my research, I amassed a huge stash of
material related to the<BR>saga, and this is the first publication to get some
of it into print. <BR>What I did for this book was to select out interesting
excerpts from the<BR>122 Trail journals and recollections I’ve collected which
were written<BR>by 1851 emigrants. I arranged them geographically so as
to take the<BR>reader along as a member of a wagon train. I tied them together
with an<BR>“editor’s narrative” so readers are kept informed about where
they<BR>are along the Trail. Included is an old U.S. map printed in 1851
that<BR>actually shows the Oregon Trail marked out. And I was fortunate to
make<BR>contact with a fellow who has taken photos of inscriptions carved
in<BR>rock formations along the Trail by the actual emigrants of
1851….still<BR>visible today! These images also are contained in the book,
along with<BR>several drawings and old photos. <BR><BR>Copies can be
ordered at the publisher’s web page:
<BR><BR>www.pdbookstore.com/comfiles/pages/AlbertEdwardBelanger.shtml<BR><http://www.pdbookstore.com/comfiles/pages/AlbertEdwardBelanger.shtml><BR><BR><BR><BR>Hope
everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Layne Sawyer<BR>List
Mom<BR>Oregon State
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