The promise of the West : young pioneers on the Overland Trails /
"Driven by the promise of prosperity and opportunity on the frontier, thousands of men and women traveled west in the mid-1800s to forge a new life. Accompanying them were their children, wide-eyed and excited about the adventures that awaited them as they headed toward the setting sun. Little...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Connecticut :
TwoDot,
2015.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781493017270 1493017276 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Map of trails
- Snowbound in the Sierras : the story of Virginia Reed
- A raven overhead : the story of Jesse A. Applegate
- To the land of gold and Italian skies : the story of Sallie Hester
- Wintering alone in the mountains : the story of Moses Schallenberger
- Wild roses for Louvina : the story of Mary Ellen Todd
- Woodpecker soup for supper : the story of Henry and John Ferguson
- Heartbreak and hope on the Applegate Trail : the story of Lucy Ann Henderson
- Provisions to the rescue : the story of Octavius M. Pringle
- And in my heart the meadow lark still gaily, sweetly sings : the story of Laura Elizabeth Ingalls
- Above and beyond the call of duty : the story of Welborn Beeson
- A child bride : the story of Mary Perry
- If I should die before I wake : the story of Elisha Brooks
- Orphaned on the Oregon Trail : the story of Catherine Sager
- Barefoot toward Zion : the story of Brigham H. Roberts
- One stew kettle to her name : the story of Martha Ann Morrison
- To the land of golden shores : the story of Charles Frederick True
- Trouble on the Gila Trail : the stories of Susan Thompson and Olive Oatman
- Trouble in Death Valley : the story of John Wells Brier.