Through the Rockies
This program follows the journey from Fort Laramie to Fort Hall, in modern-day Idaho, explaining the problems of trail overcrowding and the dangers of disease (particularly cholera), showing cutoffs and alternate routes, and detailing the great trek of the Mormon pioneers.
| Other Authors: | Infobase., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Trinklein, Mike. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c1992.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Oregon Trail (New York, N.Y.)
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Fort Laramie: Gateway to the Rockies (2:00)
- Post Traders Store (1:49)
- Cholera (2:24)
- Ferry crossings (2:18)
- Fort Casper (1:38)
- Detour Around Devils Gate (2:15)
- South Pass and Green River Crossings (2:35)
- Fort Bridger (1:33)
- The Mormons (1:51)
- Cutoffs (1:24)
- Fort Hall (3:34)
- Credits: Through the Rockies (1:39)