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Children of the trail west /

Explores the experiences of American children who traveled west to Oregon or California on wagon trains between 1841 and 1869, focusing on transportation, chores, recreation, and dangers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Littlefield, Holly, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [1999]
Series:Picture the American past.
Subjects:
Pioneer children > West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Juvenile literature.
Overland journeys to the Pacific > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > History > Juvenile literature.
Pioneers.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > History.
Description
Summary:Explores the experiences of American children who traveled west to Oregon or California on wagon trains between 1841 and 1869, focusing on transportation, chores, recreation, and dangers.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:48 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 22 cm.
Awards:Notable Childrens's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2000.
ISBN:1575053047 (alk. paper)