AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTHOR
Out in the state of Washington recently, a veteran of more than ninety years stepped into an aëroplane with the mail pilot and flew from Seattle to Victoria in British Columbia, and back again. The aged pioneer took the trip with all the zest of youth and returned enthusiastic over the adventure.
This youthful veteran was Ezra Meeker, of Oregon Trail fame, who throughout his long, courageous, useful life has...
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