prairie schooner

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The most common wagon was the prairie schooner.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

When it arrived, it turned out to be a steam engine instead of a prairie schooner and not such an irresistable choo-choo at that.

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.

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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.

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The wagon had been transformed by a canvas canopy over the bed into what was popularly known as a "prairie schooner."

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend