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Chapter 1. Trails of Graves

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Introduction. The Trail of the Dead 1
Chapter 1. Trails of Graves 20
Chapter 2. Cholera’s Ravages 52
Chapter 3. The Disordered Dead 80
Chapter 4. Peoples of Suffering 112
Chapter 5. Remembering the Dead 143
Chapter 6. Legacies of the Overland Trail 174
Notes 203
Index 251
Acknowledgments 259

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Introduction. The Trail of the Dead 1
Chapter 1. Trails of Graves 20
Chapter 2. Cholera’s Ravages 52
Chapter 3. The Disordered Dead 80
Chapter 4. Peoples of Suffering 112
Chapter 5. Remembering the Dead 143
Chapter 6. Legacies of the Overland Trail 174
Notes 203
Index 251
Acknowledgments 259

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