One Book I think (every) researcher should read is called Told by the Pioneers You might find some thing in it even Onley who knows ;-) Its a 3 volume set of interviews taken basically from people who had gone on the WA but also about those in Oregon. There is an index in these books, but it don't index the names in these interviews Like I was looking for Matney and it was in a story by Roundtree , so this is why I say read the whole book as a novel and you might leanr more than you barganded for I know I did I was caught up in a day dream like I had been reading something by Mark Twain, but this is real life in these books and sugested reading before many others . Best shot for any beginned, and those who are more experianced and have not read these, you will not know what you missed untill you do . Another fun book for those who are doing indian research try Bartrams Travells , this was another really interesting book to get you a few real good ideas on some perspectives. I own In Their Own Words Warriors and Pioneers, its an interesting book too . Dan