overland journeys to the pacific

Follows the Westmont Wagoneers as they celebrate the pioneer spirit with a wagon train journey, comparing their experiences with the hardships of the pioneers.

In 1866, fifteen-year-old Aidan and his thirteen-year-old sister Maddy, penniless orphans, leave drought-stricken Kansas on a wagon train hoping for a better life in Seattle, but find there are still many hardships to be faced.

An account of the ordeal endured by four families who crossed Death Valley during the gold rush of 1849.

Describes the courage of American women who journeyed West between 1840 and 1870.

Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Oregon Trail, its role in westward expansion, and the travails of the pioneers who followed it across the West.

A girl's diary records the year 1848 during which she, her brother, mother, and stepfather traveled the Santa Fe trail from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe.

Describes the history of American westward expansion, including the exploration of the frontier to the Pacific Ocean, the establishment of the Lone Star State and the Mormon kingdom of Deseret, Manifest Destiny, the California gold rush, the population of the plains, and the legacy of the American frontier.

In 1849, a fourteen-year-old Amish girl defies convention by leaving her secure home in Pennsylvania to accompany her father across the continent by wagon train.

Explores the Santa Fe, Oregon-California, and Mormon trails as well as the routes into the American West forged by Lewis and Clark, the Pony Express, and the transcontinental telegraph and railroad, looking at the lives of the people who made the dangerous trek and the settlements that sprang up along the way.

From the early gun battles to the engineering triumphs that finally mastered the hostile terrain; the Transcontinental Railroad.