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1) Voices from the Oregon Trail

Author

Winters, Kay

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC

Pub. Date

[2014]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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"An account of several families and individuals making the long and often dangerous trek across the United States from Missouri to the West Coast in the 1800s"--

2) How to get rich on the Oregon Trail: my adventures among cows, crooks & heroes on the road to fame and fortune : writing journal of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852

Author

Olson, Tod

Series

How to get rich

Publisher

National Geographic

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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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.