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In 1851 twelve-year-old Sarah is a free Black, happy living with her parents, grandparents, and brother on their own farm in Iowa. But her father has been bitten by the gold bug and wants to take the trail west to California. After some argument it is decided that the grandparents will stay on the farm, but the rest of the family will go. The journey will be difficult and dangerous, but if they survive extreme weather, difficult terrain, illness,...
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Nathan Hale's hazardous tales volume 3
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The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada...
46) Walking west
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About the great migration west, Edna Ferber wrote, "I am not belittling the brave pioneer men, but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero helped to settle this glorious land of ours." These westering foremothers take center stage in Walking West, Noelle Sickels's remarkable first novel of women and their families on a grueling wagon train journey across the United States.
In the wet spring of 1852, a small band of Indiana farm families set off for...
50) Wagons west!
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A rhyming story of a family's move by wagon train between Missouri and Oregon in the 1850's and their daughter's role in outwitting cattle thieves.
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""Death Rides This Trail!" is the story of Jake and Emma Breslin, who had spent their early life together on a farm in settled country. That was before they packed up the covered wagon and headed West to find a new life. On the way they faced many hardships, beset by both brutal weather and violent humans. When Jake was shot and killed, everything changed for the Breslin family, except the determination to continue the journey. "Tower of Rocks" is...
55) Wagon train 911
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As a school project, sixth graders recreate a westward trek to Oregon with all the perils that faced real pioneers.
56) Trail of secrets
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Wagon train matches volume 2
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"Stella is the oldest of three sisters and she's got a long history of being the one to protect and provide for her family. When a dangerous threat sent the Fairfax sisters on a wagon train journey west, Stella knew her best bet was to disguise herself as a man to keep herself and her sisters safe. Collin Mason has secrets of his own. And his family isn't short on drama either, not with his troublemaking twin and an older brother about to get hitched....
58) A trail untamed
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Wagon train matches volume 3
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"August is a loner and prefers it that way. He only took the marriage wager to gain breathing room from his overbearing older brother. Besides, the wagon train still has a long journey before it reaches Oregon. Maybe he'll meet someone who turns his head. Felicity longs for love and family, someone to choose her above all. After a wagon train accident robs her of her voice and leaves her dependent on the kindness of strangers, she finds herself in...
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Oregon Trail volume 1
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It's 1850, and you are setting off on the treacherous Oregon Trail. In this first book of four, your goal is to get you and your family to Chimney Rock on time. But many dangers await you on the journey ahead. Wild animals, natural disasters, sickness, and other obstacles stand between you and your destination. Which path will get you safely across the prairie? With more than twenty possible endings, choose wrong and you'll never make it to Chimney...