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Children of the trail west

by Holly Littlefield, National Geographic Learning

Social life and customsHistoryFrontier and pioneer lifePioneer childrenPioneersOverland journeys to the PacificJuvenile literatureAbolitionists

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.

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Book data: Open Library