overland journeys to the pacific (u.s.)

As her family travels from Vermont to settle in California, in the early 1850's fourteen-year-old Luanna learns to accept life for what it is, no matter where.

Maps, guides, emigrant diaries and journals, old drawings and paintings, with recent photographs present the history of the Oregon Trail.

On cover: Great stories of the westering Americans and the trails they followed.

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

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

Was the handbook for Americans going west outlining how to prepare for the trip, what to expect, and the hardships.

Depicts life on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s as people traveled west in pursuit of their dreams.

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.

The dangers, hardships, and social life during a wagon train journey from the beginning to end of the Oregon Trail.

An account of the California Gold Rush, discussing the people and events involved and the effect of that gold discovery upon the future of California and the nation.