Acclaimed Western writer Emerson Hough died only days after attending the premiere of the movie based on his novel The Covered Wagon. The story follows a caravan of early settlers as they make their way from the Midwest to the Pacific coastline. The...
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Acclaimed Western writer Emerson Hough died only days after attending the premiere of the movie based on his novel The Covered Wagon. The story follows a caravan of early settlers as they make their way from the Midwest to the Pacific coastline. The novel offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of pioneers
THE COVERED WAGON; Contents; Chapter I - Youth Marches; Chapter II - The Edge of the World; Chapter III - The Rendezvous; Chapter IV - Fever of New Fortunes; Chapter V - The Black Spaniard; Chapter VI - Issue Joined; Chapter VII - The Jump-Off; Chapter VIII - Man Against Man; Chapter IX - The Brute; Chapter X - Ole Missoury; Chapter XI - When All the World was Young; Chapter XII - The Dead Men's Tale; Chapter XIII - Wild Fire; Chapter XIV - The Kiss; Chapter XV - The Division; Chapter XVI - The Plains; Chapter XVII - The Great Encampment; Chapter XVIII - Arrow and Plow
Chapter XIX - Banion of Doniphan'sChapter XX - The Buffalo; Chapter XXI - The Quicksands; Chapter XXII - A Secret of Two; Chapter XXIII - An Armistice; Chapter XXIV - The Road West; Chapter XXV - Old Laramie; Chapter XXVI - The First Gold; Chapter XXVII - Two Who Loved; Chapter XXVIII - When a Maid Marries; Chapter XXIX - The Broken Wedding; Chapter XXX - The Dance in the Desert; Chapter XXXI - How, Cola!; Chapter XXXII - The Fight at the Ford; Chapter XXXIII - The Families Are Coming!; Chapter XXXIV - A Matter of Friendship; Chapter XXXV - Gee-Whoa-Haw!; Chapter XXXVI - Two Love Letters
Chapter XXXVII - Jim Bridger ForgetsChapter XXXVIII - When the Rockies Fell; Chapter XXXIX - The Crossing; Chapter XL - Oregon! Oregon!; Chapter XLI - The Secrets of the Sierras; Chapter XLII - Kit Carson Rides; Chapter XLIII - The Killer Killed; Chapter XLIV - Yet if Love Lack; Chapter XLV - The Light of the Whole World; Endnotes;