overland journeys to the pacific

In 1847, when her mother's remarriage sends them on a difficult journey to California, Willow is swept overboard fording the South Platte River and must survive and search for her family.

A young girl begins to wonder if a Chinook companion is causing or alleviating hardships a group of pioneers experiences on its way to Oregon.

Presents the adventures of one pioneer family during the long journey west.

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 himself has grown up and has a son of his own.

This whimsical recounting of one family's journey to their new homestead will give readers an appreciation of the hardships faced by all those who signed up for the great migration. These include hunger, thirst, sickness, hostile American Indians, and even deceit and thievery on the part of fellow travelers. The book also shows the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges.

In graphic novel format, relates the trials endured by people travelling the Oregon Trail in the mid-1800s, on their way to promised free land in the Oregon Territory.

Discusses the pioneers who were moving West in the mid-1800s, and how they had to depend on their children to assist them with many difficult and dangerous tasks in order to survive.