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A Light-hearted History
of Treasure State Transporta on!
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Timeless
Off Road
Four-Hoof
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L erally Two
Horsepower!
Top Speed is Slower
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DOG
OPEN
CLOSED
HORSE
FOOD!
SHELTER!
KIDS!
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sing two lodgepoles with
crossbars as a frame and
pulled by dogs and eventually
horses, a TRAVOIS was an
incredibly useful way for Native
Americans to transport their
stuff over the plains of Montana.
S
maller and lighter than a Conestoga
wagon, PRAIRIE SCHOONERS got
their name from the way their white can-
vas covering looked like ship sails across
the plains. The wagons were 10 feet
long, 4 feet wide. Settlers usually had
the wagon packed so tightly that only
children or older people made the bumpy
ride west—everyone else walked.
On On
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Move! Move!
Travois! Travois!
Prairie Prairie
Cruiser! Cruiser!
Say
"Ahoy,
Homesteader!
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WHITE CANVAS
COVER IS PERFECT
FOR WRITING
WHERE YOU ARE
GOING—AND
WHETHER
YOU WILL BUST!
written and illustrated by ROBERT RATH
