Who were the emigrants? -- Why were the emigrants leaving their homes? -- Which way did they go? -- How did they get there? -- What did they take? -- What was life like on the trail? -- What did the emigrants encounter? -- What did the land look like? -- Whom did they meet on the way? -- What did they do at the trails' end?
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