[WVNan]

That was the first “real” novel I read as a child. I still remember sitting at my grandmother’s house and being totally fascinated with the story. I must have been around 8 years old.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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[PGR88]

What can we do to restore the balance between freedom and discipline in our world?

Return to a gold standard monetary system.

Yes. Seriously.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

This is a very weird, short, and almost pointless blog entry.

Anyway, here's a good page about Wagon Train Westerns and why they fell out of favor.

I recently watched John Wayne's first feature film, The Big Trail and enjoyed it immensely. The wagon train scenes are just incredible. I love learning about the amazing story of US westward expansion and Manifest Destiny, things that have become evil in the 21st century zeitgeist.

Even the poster is so nostalgic...the big, strong, well-armed male protecting the innocent lass on the hazardous trail while pointing to their destiny in the west.

[centurion316]

Not everyone did the wagon train method. My great something uncle led three cattle drives from Benton County, AR to Sacramento beginning in 1854. He and his cousins, who were the cowboys in these epics, got rich. Then he bought a big ranch in Sonoma County and brought his family to California by Steam ships via the Isthmus in comparatively luxury and much faster than the six months on the trail. Not a dummy, Uncle Calvin.