Shipwrecked fur traders walked from Oregon Coast to Louisiana

Offbeat Oregon History podcast by www.offbeatoregon.com

Sep 8, 202600:07:49Education

While they were ashore, their sailing ship sank in a storm, leaving four fur traders alone in a vast wilderness with no prospects for rescue. So they set out for Louisiana – and two years later, they arrived. (For text a...

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