Share this postWest With The Wagons (7): Misimpressionsannettelaing.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherWest With The Wagons (7): MisimpressionsEven Before They Went West, Migrants Craved Information About Native Peoples. But How Much Could They Know?Annette LaingJul 18, 2023∙ Paid10Share this postWest With The Wagons (7): Misimpressionsannettelaing.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther6ShareHow Long Is This Post? 7,000 words or 30 minutes1849 map covering about 600 miles of the Oregon and California trall along the Platted River Valley. One Pawnee village is identified on the map. I’m taking a wild guess that this is the one that traveler J. Goldsborough Bruff visited in 1849. Image: Annette Laing, 2018.Continued From . . .RoadWest With The Wagons (6): Fear and WaterAnnette Laing·July 1, 2023 “I think none of us have realized until now the perils of this undertaking.” — Total understatement by Margaret Frink, thirty-something entrepreneur andRead full storyDear Nonnie Frie…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext