Wagon master
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wagon-master-304-6451117
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Wagon master
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A wagon master was the person hired to oversee the transportation of a group of wagons. On the American frontier, the term usually applies to the person responsible for assisting groups of immigrants or pioneers from the eastern US to the western US. Wagon masters were also hired to oversee shipments of cargo or mail. A group of wagons traveling together were referred to as a "train". The trip across the western US by wagon was long and very difficult. Typically, a wagon train would travel at ar
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Person hired to oversee the transportation of a group of wagons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_master
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2023-07-19T02:45:21Z
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