oregon trail

The story of the Sagar family who left their Missouri home in 1844 to make a two thousand mile trip by covered wagon to Oregon.

Describes the difficulties encountered by settlers who traveled westward in covered wagons or prairie schooners along the Oregon Trail during the 1830's and 1840's.

Explores the great westward migration on the Oregon Trail in the nineteenth century and the experiences of those who traveled that way.

As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.

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.

Olivia Clark, a young girl who is moving with her family from Missouri to Oregon Territory during the middle of the nineteenth century, describes her five month journey traveling westward.

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