The popular version of the lone wagon train, forging its way west, in constant danger of losing the faintly marked trail, its occupants trembling in fear of imminent Indian massacre, is just a Hollywood concoction, says historian Sandra Myres, who has been researching the role of women in ...
Rooney is married now to Olive Sturgess and traveling west with her and his aunt Ellen Corby. The newlyweds have worked hard and looks like they'll be yet another pilgrim on the Wagon Train before it reaches the Pacific coast. Rooney of course is still screwing up royally in every way pos...
“What was it like for the people who were on those wagon trains going to Oregon back in the day?” FromWashington Times He came overland from New Mexico with a wagon train expedition called the Rowland Workman party; he was a tailor and a rifleman, both handy skills in the new frontie...
Wagon Train: With Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire. Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
wagon train- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" caravan,train procession- the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving...
Trekking through the wilds of an untamed American West, 'Wagon Train' is led from post-Civil War Missouri towards California by wagon master Major Seth Adams (Ward Bond) and his scout, Flint McCullough (Robert Horton). Later episodes feature wagon master
That said, it is good viewing once it gets going, and Ford captures the vast western landscape as well as one would expect. Helpful•8 0 sol- Apr 17, 2006 Permalink two cowboys help a wagon train to roll West Other reviewers have described Wagonmaster splendidly.But I would like to ...
As Kennedy directed quite a few Westerns, such as : ¨Return of the Magnificent seven¨ , ¨Support you local sheriff¨, ¨The good guys and the bad guys¨ , ¨Rounders¨ , ¨Hannie Caulder¨, ¨Ride to Glory¨, ¨Train robbers¨, ¨More Wild Wild West¨, ¨Wild Wild West revisited...
We returned to New Haven by train, only to find that the next shoreline train to our town did not leave until an hour and forty-five minutes later. A woman on the train, a complete stranger, offered to have her husband drive us home. Ordinarily we would have refused, but we were so...
Shortly after Colonel Carrington’s enormous wagon train passed the crossing on their way to build Fort Phil Kearny, several warriors attacked a small train under the command of Lieutenant George M. Templeton on July 20th, 1866. The roughly 35-40 poorly armed soldiers and civilians including thre...