We stuck pretty much to the original ruts, in most places. On using key river valleys to find a path through what were really Oregon trails, plural, with multiple possible routes The challenges and miseries were real, but "the more arduous it became, the more stressed I was - the more exhilarated I felt," Buck tells NPR's Eric Westervelt.Ĭlick on the audio link above to hear their full conversation, including an excerpt from the book. And as he describes in his new book, The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey, what he found was a mixture of history, hardship and thrills. He and his brother Nick hitched a covered wagon to mules and set off to retrace what's left of the westward path traveled by thousands of 19th-century pioneers.īuck was leaving behind a life that had grown a bit messy - divorce, drinking, career burnout. Journalist Rinker Buck wanted to find out. Rivers, mountains, cliffs, runaway mules, cars and trucks, bad weather. Two 21st-century guys, a replica 19th-century wagon, some mules and a resolution: to re-live the Oregon Trail today. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Oregon Trail Subtitle A New American Journey Author Rinker Buck
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