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The Oregon Trail
Steven P. Olson

The Oregon Trail

A Primary Source History of the Route to the American West

Rosen Central Primary Source (Oct 01, 2004)
9780823945122
64 pages | 196 x 270 mm
Dewey 979.5/03
LC Classification F597 .O47 2004
LC Control No. 2003011783

Subject

  • Frontier And Pioneer Life - Juvenile Literature. - Oregon
  • Frontier And Pioneer Life - Juvenile Literature. - West (U.S.)
  • Frontier And Pioneer Life - West (U.S.)
  • Oregon National Historic Trail
  • Oregon National Historic Trail - Juvenile Literature
  • Oregon Territory - History - Juvenile Literature
  • Overland Journeys To The Pacific
  • Overland Journeys To The Pacific - Juvenile Literature
  • United States - Territorial Expansion
  • United States - Territorial Expansion - Juvenile Literature
  • West (U.S.) - History
  • West (U.S.) - History - Juvenile Literature

Plot

This fascinating book describes how the American West was opened. Readers will learn about life in the established nation in the east and the reason some chose to move west. Using wonderful primary source documents and images, it details the blazing of the Oregon Trail and the challenges settlers faced as they rode west. Authentic quotes and images put the reader directly on the trail that forged a new territory and tamed the Wild West.

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