The Covered Wagon

The Covered Wagon is a classic Western novel written by Emerson Hough. It tells the story of a group of pioneers who set out on a perilous journey from Missouri to Oregon in the mid-1800s. The novel follows the adventures and struggles of the wagon train as they face harsh weather, hostile Native American tribes, and other challenges on their journey. Along the way, the group encounters a diverse cast of characters, including cowboys, soldiers, and settlers, each with their own motivations and secrets. The Covered Wagon is a thrilling tale of courage, endurance, and survival in the American West, and is considered a classic of Western literature.1922. Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay a Paramount picture. Hough's literary career grew out of his taking camping trips and writing about them for publication. His body of work eventually included 27 novels and hundreds of short stories and articles. Hough's early works included The Singing Mouse Stories, for children, and the nonfiction The Story of the Cowboy. He had his first major success in 1902 with his novel The Mississippi Bubble, which became a bestseller. The book begins: Look at �������em come, Jesse! More and More! Must be forty or fifty families. Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home. She was pointing down the road which lay like an ecru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.