Life As a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail

Life As a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail
Author: Jeri Freedman
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502610752

The Oregon Trail was an important part of American history. It helped bring new people to the western United States. Explore what life was like for pioneers on the Oregon Trail, what difficulties they faced along the way, and what it was like to live in Oregon once they arrived. Complete with vivid photographs, a glossary, and colorful designs, this is an excellent way to introduce readers to America’s early westward expansion.

The Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion

The Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion
Author: Kristin Marciniak
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1624314570

This book relays the factual details of the Oregon Trail and the United States' westward expansion in the 1800s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Author: Lillian Schlissel
Publisher: Schocken
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011-08-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307803171

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.

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
Author: Rinker Buck
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2015-06-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1451659164

A new American journey.

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1476536074

"Describes the journey on the Oregon Trail from three different historical perspectives"--Provided by publisher.

DK Readers L2: Journey of a Pioneer

DK Readers L2: Journey of a Pioneer
Author: Patricia J. Murphy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008-08-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756651778

Photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Journey of a Pioneer follows the adventures of a young girl as her family travels west in covered wagons along the famous Oregon Trail.

Oregon Trail Stories

Oregon Trail Stories
Author: David Klausmeyer
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN: 9780762730827

Travel along the Oregon Trail with the pioneers who dared to "face the elephant" as they moved west in search of a new life. Compiled from the trail diaries and memoirs that document this momentous period in American history, Oregon Trail Stories is a fascinating look at the great American migration of the 19th century.

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
Author: David Dary
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195224009

Using diaries, journals, company and expedition reports, and newspaper accounts, the author presents a major one-volume history of the Oregon Trail from its earliest beginnings to the present.

A Heart for Any Fate

A Heart for Any Fate
Author: Linda Crew
Publisher: Ooligan Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1932010262

Lovisa King, 17, comes of age on the Oregon Trail and finds the strength to help her family survive a deadly shortcut on their journey to the Willamette Valley.