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.
Explores various details of frontier and pioneer life in connection with the Oregon National Historic Trail, covering topics such as the growth of fur trapping and the contest between different nations for control of Oregon, and who helped discover the best routes.
Eleven-year-old Clara Morgan perfects the art of baking biscuits over an open fire while her family is traveling the Oregon Trail in a wagon train, which proves to be a blessing when a hungry Native American arrives looking for food. Includes information about the Oregon Trail and a readers' theater script.
Explores various details of frontier and pioneer life in connection with the Oregon National Historic Trail, covering topics such as the growth of fur trapping and the contest between different nations for control of Oregon, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.
Illustrated text, letters, and diary excerpts follow the fictional Marshall family, as they travel from New York State to the Oregon territory by wagon train in the 1850s.
Describes the experiences of pioneers who set off along the Oregon Trail in the mid-nineteenth century in search of a better life in the unsettled West.
Presents a biography of Narcissa Whitman, a missionary who was killed, along with her husband and twelve others, by Native Americans along the Oregon Trail.
An introductory history of the Oregon Trail and its significance in opening the West to settlers, including information on the people who opened the Trail, their reasons for going West, modes of transportation, and a description of a typical day on the Trail.
Provides information about the Oregon Trail and the experiences of pioneers who set out to make the arduous journey in covered wagons during the 1800s.
