West With Wagons

West With the Wagons (10): Buffalo and People

WEST WITH THE WAGONS Now We See Buffalo. Now We Don't. And what that means for us

Feb 3 •

West With the Wagons (9): Cholera

WEST WITH THE WAGONS For Gold Rush Migrants, the Great Plains Journey Was Often Boring, Anxious, and Terrifying. Here's Some Terrifying.

Sep 16, 2023 •

West With The Wagons (8): Need Any Stamps Today?

The Post Office in the Middle of Nowhere. On the Trail of the Gold Rush, We're All Surprised.

Aug 26, 2023 •

West With The Wagons (7): Misimpressions

Even Before They Went West, Migrants Craved Information About Native Peoples. But How Much Could They Know?

Jul 18, 2023 •

West With The Wagons (6): Fear and Water

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD/THROWBACK SPECIAL It's Showtime in 1849! Scary Prairie, and the River On Which Everybody and Nobody Travels

Jul 1, 2023 •

West With the Wagons (5) Unexpected Meetings

We Stop at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Meet People We Might Not Expect Going West

Apr 29, 2023 •

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

In Missouri, Two Frontier Towns Battle (Gloves Off) For Westward Migrants' Cash. Plus A Chaotic Departure Experience.

Apr 18, 2023 •

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

On the Way Out of Missouri, We Meet Migrants Who're Not Who We Expected. Why Are We All Going South?

Apr 11, 2023 •

West With the Wagons (2) Trails, Swales, 'n Tales in Independence

Getting Acquainted and Equipped in Independence, Your Westward Journey HQ

Apr 1, 2023 •

West With the Wagons (1): Clueless in Independence

Annette Gets Ready to Go West From an 1849 Starting Point. Sort of.

Mar 25, 2023 •

Introducing: West With the Wagons at NBH

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Annette Follows Long-Ago Covered Wagons to Gold Rush California, and Discovers a Fantastic New Way to Travel (no, not by wagon)

Mar 21, 2023 •

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