Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail

Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail
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Publisher : Michael Trinklein
Total Pages : 48
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ISBN-10 : 1883691001
ISBN-13 : 9781883691004
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail by : Michael J. Trinklein

Interesting little book of facts about the Oregon Trail.

Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1)

Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 102
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780545639163
ISBN-13 : 0545639166
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1) by : Kate Messner

Meet Ranger! He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day! Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden and is transported to the year 1850, where he meets a young boy named Sam Abbott. Sam's family is migrating west on the Oregon Trail, and soon after Ranger arrives he helps the boy save his little sister. Ranger thinks his job is done, but the Oregon Trail can be dangerous, and the Abbotts need Ranger's help more than they realize!

The Perilous West

The Perilous West
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781442211124
ISBN-13 : 1442211121
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Perilous West by : Larry E. Morris

Although a host of adventurers stormed west in 1806 after Lewis and Clark's safe return, seven of them left unique legacies because of their monumental journeys, their lionhearted spirit in the face of hardship, and the way their paths intertwined time and again. The Perilous West tells this riveting story in depth for the first time, focusing on each of the seven explorers in turn - Ramsay Crooks, Robert McClellan, John Hoback, Jacob Reznor, Edward Robinson, Pierre Dorion, and Marie Dorion. These seven counted the Tetons, Hells Canyon, and South Pass among their discoveries. More importantly, they forged the Oregon Trail-a path destined to link the Atlantic coast with the Pacific, spurring national expansion as it carried trappers, soldiers, pioneers, missionaries, and gold-seekers westward. The Perilous West begins in 1806, when Crooks and McClellan meet Lewis and Clark, and the vast expanse from the Dakotas to the Pacific coast appears a commercial paradise. The story ends in 1814, when a band of French Canadian trappers rescue Marie Dorion, and even John Jacob Astor's well-financed enterprise has ended in violence and chaos, placing the protagonists squarely in the context of Thomas Jefferson's monumental opening of the West, which stalled with the War of 1812.

20 Fun Facts About Westward Expansion

20 Fun Facts About Westward Expansion
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Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages : 34
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781538219225
ISBN-13 : 1538219220
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis 20 Fun Facts About Westward Expansion by : Joan Stoltman

Did you know that no one really knows how many men it took to build the Transcontinental Railroad? Or how many died while building it? This book fills young readers heads with fascinating tidbits, all the while teaching them about the people, places, and events that not only changed the size of our country, but also shaped its character forever. Each spread is packed with accessible text, vivid art that compliments the narrative, and captions that add even more information.

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 464
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781451659160
ISBN-13 : 1451659164
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis The Oregon Trail by : Rinker Buck

A new American journey.

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
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Publisher : Schocken
Total Pages : 289
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307803177
ISBN-13 : 0307803171
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by : Lillian Schlissel

An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.

A Home at Trail's End

A Home at Trail's End
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Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages : 338
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780736948753
ISBN-13 : 0736948759
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis A Home at Trail's End by : Melody A. Carlson

Bestselling author Melody Carlson (more than 5 million books sold) continues her Homeward on the Oregon Trail series with this third and final adventure. Elizabeth Martin and her two children have finally reached the Oregon Country. But Eli Kincade, the wagon train scout who captured her heart, has chosen to continue life on the trail. As other pioneer families begin building new homes, Elizabeth has never felt more alone. However, when Eli unexpectedly returns, confesses his love, and proposes, Elizabeth accepts with her family’s blessing. A community begins to take shape, but not without growing pains. As an alternative to the local minister’s fiery sermons, Elizabeth’s father begins to preach at home, raising the ire of some. Racial biases arise against Brady, Elizabeth’s African-American hired hand. Eli’s warm sentiments toward Indians also raises concerns. Can Elizabeth and her family overcome these differences and begin a legacy of reconciliation and love? About This Series: The Homeward on the Oregon Trail series brings to life the challenges a young widow faces as she journeys west, settles her family in the Pacific Northwest, and helps create a new community among strong-willed and diverse pioneers.

Women and Men on the Overland Trail

Women and Men on the Overland Trail
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 372
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780300153514
ISBN-13 : 0300153511
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Women and Men on the Overland Trail by : John Mack Faragher

This classic book offers a lively and penetrating analysis of what the overland journey was really like for midwestern farm families in the mid-1800s. Through the subtle use of contemporary diaries, memoirs, and even folk songs, John Mack Faragher dispels the common stereotypes of male and female roles and reveals the dynamic of pioneer family relationships. This edition includes a new preface in which Faragher looks back on the social context in which he formulated his original thesis and provides a new supplemental bibliography. Praise for the earlier edition: "Faragher has made excellent use of the Overland Trail materials, using them to illuminate the society the emigrants left as well as the one they constructed en route. His study should be important to a wide range of readers, especially those interested in family history, migration and western history, and women's history."--Kathryn Kish Sklar "An enlightening study."--American West "A helpful study which not only illuminates the daily life of rural Americans but which also begins to compensate for the male orientation of so much of western history."--Journal of Social History

Across the Plains In 1844

Across the Plains In 1844
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 48
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ISBN-10 : 1409979121
ISBN-13 : 9781409979128
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Across the Plains In 1844 by : Catherine Sager Pringle

The Sager orphans (sometimes referred to as Sager children) were the children of Naomi and Henry Sager. In April 1844 Henry Sager and his family took part in the great westward migration and started their journey along the Oregon Trail. During their journey both Naomi and Henry Sager lost their lives and left their seven children orphaned. Later adopted by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in what is now Washington, the children were orphaned a second time, when both their new parents were killed during the Whitman massacre in November 1847. Catherine (1835-1910), the eldest of the Sager girls, married Clark Pringle, a Methodist minister and bore him 8 children. They lived in Spokane, Washington. About 1860, ten years after her arrival in Oregon, she wrote a first-hand account of their journey across the plains and their life with the Whitmans. This account today is regarded as one of the most authentic accounts of the American westward migration. She hoped to earn enough money to set up an orphanage in the memory of Narcissa Whitman. She never found a publisher. Catherine died on August 10, 1910, at the age of seventy-five.

Oregon Blue Book

Oregon Blue Book
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 232
Release :
ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D02887045M
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (5M Downloads)

Synopsis Oregon Blue Book by : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State