overland journeys to the pacific

With little more than a bedroll, a change of clothes, and a Bible, fourteen-year-old Daniel LeBlanc begins walking the Oregon Trail in search of his father who, according to a mysterious visitor, is in big trouble and needs his son's help.

Describes how people traveling on the Oregon Trail lived, discussing their reasons for going west, modes of transportation, interaction with the Indians, and activities on the Trail.

The adventures of a family of magicians traveling across the western deserts and plains in the 1880s.

Recounts the adventures of the Ward family who traveled by covered wagon from Missouri to California along the Oregon Trail in 1853.

In her journal, Rachel chronicles her family's adventures traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail in 1850.

Describes the journey of the ill-fated Donner Party, ninety pioneers who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47.

Examines the people who traveled along the Oregon Trail in the 19th century.

Describes, in graphic form, the history of the Oregon Trail; and includes a time line and a glossary.

Details, in graphic form, what life was like on the Western frontier and discusses territorial expansion, the settling of Texas, the Gold Rush, and other related topics.

Explains that the Oregon Trail was an important route to the western U.S. in the nineteenth century and describes what life was like on the trail, including the challenges pioneers faced.