West With the Wagons (4) Fighting Words/Traffic/People

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD/THROWBACK SPECIAL In Missouri, Two Frontier Towns Battle (Gloves Off) For Westward Migrants' Cash. Plus A Chaotic Departure Experience.

How Long Is This Post? About 5,700 words, 27 minutes

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West With the Wagons (3) Slow Rainy Sticky Going ☔

Dear Nonnie Friend,

The Story So Far in West With the Wagons (WWW) . . .

Last time, Hoosen and I followed the 1849 California Gold Rush migrants from their arrival in Independence (with or without flatpacked wagons) on steamboats, having jolted their way along the shallow and treacherous …