Just five months to get there -- St. Joseph: a rising star -- Load the wagons -- The talk before the walk -- A vast green sea -- Indian troubles -- Independence: a star in decline -- Through the tallgrass prairie -- Black beasts, black faces -- Come, come ye saints -- The Babylon of the West -- The sweetness of the sweetwater -- Les mauvaises terres -- The great trail forked -- Snaking through vulcan's workshop -- Glory, hallelujah, I shall die a rich man yet! -- The heavenly scent of Oregon pine -- Time to pay the gatekeeper -- The end of the journey -- Epilogue
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-492) and index