Between 1840 and 1870 nearly 500,000 Americans crossed the continental United States to the western territories. These were ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary adventure - traveling by wagon over 2,000 miles of plains and desert. C. 1998 OPB Story of women emigrants during the pioneer days and their trip and arrival in Oregon. Triumph and Tragedy: Women's Voices From the Oregon Trail; Parts I-III.
