Oregon Trail Map

Oregon Trail Map
Author: Cecile Alyce Nolan
Publisher: Rain Dance Pub
Total Pages: 1
Release: 1992
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780963316813

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon
Author: Eli Boschetto
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1594858772

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon is written by Eli Boschetto. A hiker, writer, and photographer, Eli reveled in going deep for Oregon! Since 2011, he has been the editor of Washington Trails magazine, which he manages from his home in Portland, Oregon. Eli is also a regional correspondent for Backpacker magazine. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) meanders from the California-Mexico border north to the border of Washington and Canada. It’s a rigorous trail, first envisioned in 1926 and now encompassing some 2,650 miles. Each volume of this new series focuses on section-by-section pieces of the PCT and includes the following features: • Trail sections of 4- to 10-night trips • Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions • Easy-to-understand route maps and elevation profiles • Details on specific campsites and most-reliable water sources • Road access to and from various trail sections • Info on permits, hazards, restrictions, and more • Alternate routes and connecting trails • Clear references to the PCT’s established system of section letters, designating trail segments from Mexico to Canada—so you can easily cross-reference the guides with other PCT resources • Key wilderness sights along the way • Suggested itineraries

Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852

Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852
Author: Weldon Willis Rau
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1636820646

With numbers swelled by Oregon-bound settlers as well as hordes of gold-seekers destined for California, the 1852 overland migration was the largest on record in a year taking a terrible toll in lives mainly due to deadly cholera. Included here are firsthand accounts of this fateful year, including the words and thoughts of a young married couple, Mary Ann and Willis Boatman, released for the first time in book-length form. In its immediacy, Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852 opens a window to the travails of the overland journeyers--their stark camps, treacherous river fordings, and dishonest countrymen; the shimmering plains and mountain vastnesses; trepidation at crossing ancient Indian lands; and the dark angel of death hovering over the wagon columns. But also found here are acts of valor, compassion, and kindness, and the hope for a new life in a new land at the end of the trail.

Life on the Oregon Trail

Life on the Oregon Trail
Author: Sally Senzell Isaacs
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2000-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781575723174

An introduction to what life was like on the Oregon Trail, describing the wagons, daily routines, food, clothing, Native Americans encountered on the way, and dangers.

Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion
Author: James F. Salisbury
Publisher: In the Hands of a Child
Total Pages: 63
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN:

This 8-week interdisciplinary unit for fourth- and fifth-grade students helps children address the U.S. westward expansion in the 1840's using the interactive software program, The Oregon Trail. The unit provides connections to literature, geography, computer/mathematics skills, language arts, and research skills. The work is done in cooperative groups over the course of the unit with a variety of assessment strategies suggested. Worksheets, handouts, and student materials are included. Upon completion of the unit students will be able to: (1) locate and identify the states along the Oregon Trail; (2) identify reasons for westward expansion; (3) gain a basic understanding of some of the native North American culture; (4) participate in collaborative group activities; and (5) demonstrate knowledge of life in the 1840s--food, clothing, families, etc. Selected bibliography contains 32 items. (EH)

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.