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William E. Hill is the author of popular books on the Oregon Trail, California Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Pony Express, and the travels of Lewis and Clark.

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Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail, in U.S. history, an overland trail between Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, near present-day Portland, Oregon, in the Willamette River valley. It was one of the two main emigrant routes to the American West in the 19th century, the other being the southerly Santa Fe Trail from…
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Publications (5)
The Pony Express Trail: Yesterday and Today
The Pony Express Trail: Yesterday and Today (March 2010)
By William E. Hill

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press
It operated less than two years. It lost an enormous amount of money. But the Pony Express delivered the mail across a continent at a critical time and captured the imagination of people all over the world like few events in the history of the American West.

The Lewis and Clark Trail: Yesterday and Today
The Lewis and Clark Trail: Yesterday and Today (May 2004)
By William E. Hill
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press
Veteran author William Hill commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition with this guide to the history and the route of the Corps of Discovery. Journals, maps, paintings and photographs serve to vividly contrast the U.S. that Lewis and Clark ventured through to the land that the modern adventurere will pass through when following this guidebook.
The Santa Fe Trail: Yesterday and Today
The Santa Fe Trail: Yesterday and Today (May 2002)
By William E. Hill
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press
Originally developed as a trading route between Mexico and the fledgeling U.S., The Santa Fe Trail quickly became one of the most important routes to California for those seeking fortune and land. This travel guide provides the reader with history, current reference points, and maps that allow both the armchair, and the roadside, explorer to find their way through story of this important western trail.
Mormon Trail, The: Yesterday and Today
Mormon Trail, The: Yesterday and Today (April 1996)
By William Hill

Back in print, this essential reference for readers interested in the Mormon Trail is part history, part resource book, part guide and photographic essay. It includes an historical introduction, a chronology, excerpts from trail diaries, along with maps, over 200 then-and-now photos, and descriptions of major museums and displays along the trail. By the author of previous volumes on the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe trails.

The Oregon Trail: Yesterday and Today
The Oregon Trail: Yesterday and Today (April 1987)
By William E. Hill
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press
In these pages the reader will find a description of the history of the Oregon Trail - from past to present. Inside the reader will find a unique blend of maps, guides, emigrant diaries, journals, and old drawings as well as recent photographs of important locations along the trail.