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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie Kristiana Gregory Now that we're in the North Platte River Valley the air feels dry and thin. My lips are so chapped they bleed when I talk. The only thing to do is dip our fingers in to the bucket of axle grease and … OL121808W
Dear Levi Dear Levi Elvira Woodruff Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother describing his three-thousand-mile journey from their home in Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1851. OL138036W
The Elephant Quilt The Elephant Quilt Susan Lowell Lily Rose and Grandma stitch a quilt that tells the story of their family's journey from Missouri to California by covered wagon in 1859. OL14455W
West along the wagon road, 1852 West along the wagon road, 1852 Laurie Lawlor Eleven-year-old Harriet "Duck" Scott, who isn't nearly as ladylike as her older sisters, finds many opportunities for adventure during an 1852 wagon train trip from Illinois to Oregon Territory, as h… OL145238W
The water seeker The water seeker Kimberly Willis Holt,Kimberly Holt Traces the hard life, filled with losses, adversity, and adventure, of Amos, son of a trapper and dowser, from 1833 when his mother dies giving birth to him until 1859, when he has grown up and has a… OL14928957W
Death Valley Death Valley Kathleen Duey,Karen A. Bale A brother and sister struggle to survive a harrowing trip across Death Valley—the most dangerous part of the Mojave Desert and the hottest spot in North America—in this riveting tale of historical fi… OL15106163W
Walking west Walking west Noëlle Sickels In 1852 a band of farmers from Indiana begin a trip in a wagon train to California. Among them is Alice Muller, a reluctant traveller forced to leave home by her husband's dreams of a better life. It… OL15875409W
Walk by faith Walk by faith Rosanne Bittner In 1863 Clarissa Graham leaves St. Louis, Missouri and joins a wagon train headed west, to provide a better life for her daughter. As the trail turns increasingly dangerous, Dawson Clements, a jaded … OL16070149W
The crossing The crossing Donna Jo Napoli In 1805, Sacagawea, a woman of the Shoshoni tribe, helps Meriwether Lewis and William Clark find a passage to the West Coast, in this story told through the eyes of the baby boy on Sacagawea's back. OL16211068W
Wagons ho! Wagons ho! Joan Holub,George Hallowell,Lynne Avril Compares the experiences of Jenny Johnson and Katie Miller as their families move from Missouri to Oregon, one in 1846 and one in 2011. OL16484563W
Surviving the Oregon Trail Surviving the Oregon Trail Rebecca Stefoff "Read about how over half a million men, woman and children risked their lives and traveled west on the Oregon Trail in hopes for a better future"--Provided by publisher. OL16576619W
Our Journey West Our Journey West Gare Thompson Illustrated text, letters, and diary excerpts follow the fictional Marshall family, as they travel from New York State to the Oregon territory by wagon train in the 1850s. OL1700077W
Townsend's warbler Townsend's warbler Paul Fleischman An account of the 1834 cross-continental journey of naturalist John Townsend and his many discoveries, including the warbler that bears his name. OL17296836W
A Fourth of July on the plains A Fourth of July on the plains Jean Van Leeuwen Young Jesse and his family are with a wagon train traveling from Indiana to Oregon when they stop to celebrate the Fourth of July, but Jesse is too young to go hunting with the men so he comes up wit… OL17749897W
Nine lives of Moses on the Oregon Trail Nine lives of Moses on the Oregon Trail Marion Fuller Archer A twelve-year-old girl travels West with her mother and brother along the Oregon trail and has many adventures with the cat she insists on taking along. OL17770690W
Covered wagons Covered wagons Jennifer Quasha Briefly discusses American westward expansion in the 1800s, with related projects and activities, such as making a small covered wagon, flatboat house, trail journal, and lantern. OL19133040W
Diary of Sallie Hester Diary of Sallie Hester Sallie Hester Presents excerpts from the diary of Sallie Hester, a teenager who traveled West on the Oregon Trail in a wagon train in the mid-1800s. This book presents excerpts from the diary of Sallie Hester, a … OL19979158W
The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck Spanning 2,000 miles and traversing six states from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Trail is the route that made America. In the fifteen years before the Civil War, when 400,000 pioneers us… OL20002635W
Frank on the Prairie Frank on the Prairie Harry Castlemon xxii, 245, 10 pages : 20 cm OL20216136W
A small part of history A small part of history Peggy Elliott In the summer of 1846 Rebecca Springer and her family join the Oregon wagon train in search of land thousands of miles away. It's a hard and dangerousjourney through blizzards and searing heat, over … OL20979655W
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