How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail
My Adventures Among Cows, Crooks & Heroes on the Road to Fame and Fortune
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2009]
Format: Book
Description: 47 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cm
This whimsical recounting of one family's journey to their new homestead will give readers an appreciation of the hardships faced by all those who signed up for the great migration. These include hunger, thirst, sickness, hostile American Indians, and even deceit and thievery on the part of fellow travelers. The book also shows the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges.
Subjects:
Pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile literature.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.
Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile literature.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.
Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1020L
ISBN:
9781426304125
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY US Westward Ols | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | In |