prairie schooner
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The most common wagon was the prairie schooner.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
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
The first man to do things in the lazy Santa Fe style was a Topeka lawyer named Cyrus Holliday, who dreamed of running a railroad into the great Southwest to replace the prairie schooner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sirs: The "prairie schooner" was usually referred to as the "Conestoga" wagon.
From Time Magazine Archive
An old "prairie schooner" was rebuilt, and a yoke of sturdy oxen was trained to make the trip.
From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by Wilson, F. N. (Frederick N.)
