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   monaco8292@hotmail.com says...   
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   >    How many days did it take a typical wagon train to take new settlers to   
   >their destination?  How many months? How many wagons and people were   
   >typically on an average wagon train?  How many causalities from general   
   >sickness and Indian attacks?   
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   >Thanks!   
      
   The best book ever written on the subject, IMO,   
   is a recent release:   
      
   Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails   
   by Frank McLynn   
      
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