Captain Randolph Marcy was a cavalry officer in the US Army who wrote "The Prairie Traveler" in 1859 to help settlers make it safely to the West.
Your assignment:
1. Find 5 bits of advice that Captain Marcy gives travelers, put them into your own words so that a modern traveler could understand them.
2. Would any of the advice given by Captain Marcy in 1859 apply for travelers today? Why or why not?
Be sure to post your class period and first names/last initial so that you get credit. Example: "P5 Jack A & Jill B"
