Storytelling Event - Journey Back on the Old Oregon Trail

Name: Storytelling Event - Journey Back on the Old Oregon Trail
Start: 2024-11-09T10:30:00-07:00
Location: Woods Memorial Library

Schedule

Sat Nov 09 2024 at 10:30 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Woods Memorial Library | Tucson, AZ

At the the Woods Memorial Library in Tucson.
1864 saw the highest numbers of emigrants cross the Great Plains to escape the immense pressures of war, to seize the opportunity to find gold, or to start afresh. One family's adventure has been preserved in a trail diary, now considered an American literary treasure. Come hear how the Rousseau family of Iowa (& Arizona!) endured the journey with poison water holes, quicksand, robberies, and searing Mojave and near-starvation.
Event Address: 3455 N 1st Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
Book sale and signing to follow (special pricing!).