Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The diary of David R. Leeper The diary of David R. Leeper David Rohrer Leeper A young prospector describes his experiences traveling overland to the California gold fields and during the five years he spent digging for gold. OL1618053W
Oregon Trail Oregon Trail Frank Young "Based on extensive research into personal accounts of the Oregon Trail, comic authors David Lasky and Frank Young have created a graphic narrative of one family's epic journey. The main character is… OL16414997W
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
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
Wagon train Wagon train Sydelle Kramer Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness. OL1869373W
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
Death in the Donner Party Death in the Donner Party Emily Rose Oachs 40 pages : 23 cm OL21824764W
Seeing the elephant Seeing the elephant Joyce Badgley Hunsaker Provides paintings, photographs, newspaper articles, and fictionalized diaries of real people who traveled the Oregon Trail throughout the nineteenth century. OL495685W
The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail Steven P. Olson Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Oregon Trail, its role in westward expansion, and the travails of the pioneers who followed it across the Wes… OL5710575W
The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail Elizabeth Dana Jaffe Examines the famous westward route of American settlement during the 1800s, including everyday life on the trail, what it took to make the journey successfully, and what happened to unsuccessful atte… OL6208502W
The foul, filthy American frontier The foul, filthy American frontier Heather E. Schwartz "Describes disgusting details about daily life in the American frontier, including housing, food, and sanitation"--Provided by publisher. OL8409996W