prairie schooner
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The most common wagon was the prairie schooner.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
With fresh paint, new lumber and much of America out on the open road in the modern prairie schooner, the motor home, Tombstone was back in business, a going concern.
From Time Magazine Archive
For about $800, a family of four rides a prairie schooner driven by a hired hand, with stops along the trail to investigate the Smoky Hill River or the surrounding hills.
From Time Magazine Archive
Good shot: Mary, her hair disarrayed by the wind, snuggling up to John for a kiss, in the front seat of a prairie schooner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Also, the prairie schooner had a seat where the driver, or at least his family, could ride during the seemingly endless days of the journey.
From Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 by Donald H. Berkebile
