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English
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Meteorological Experiences, Climatic Variability, and Overland Trail Emigrants
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Journal of the West
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Summer 2001
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40
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10-17
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Discusses the climate along the Overland Trail from 1841 to 1859, which may have been colder and drier thus enabling the abundant growth of grasses to facilitate emigrant travel. Weather also greatly impacted the travel of the Willie and Martin handcart companies in 1856.