Download or read book Wagon Train Adventure written by John Kelly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your child learn to read with this thrilling graphic tale perfect for reluctant readers Graphic Readers are gripping comic-book adventures aimed at boys and reluctant readers. Help your child learn to read as they travel back in time to join a 19th century exploration of the American West. Watch as they read about an exciting story of struggle, tragedy and adventure as a Pioneer family undertake a perilous journey on the California Trail, in search of a new life.
Download or read book The Oregon Trail written by Rinker Buck and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's The Oregon Trail is a major work of participatory history: an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way, in a covered wagon with a team of mules—which hasn't been done in a century—that also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country. Spanning 2,000 miles and traversing six states from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Trail is the route that made America. In the fifteen years before the Civil War, when 400,000 pioneers used it to emigrate West—historians still regard this as the largest land migration of all time—the trail united the coasts, doubled the size of the country, and laid the groundwork for the railroads. The trail years also solidified the American character: our plucky determination in the face of adversity, our impetuous cycle of financial bubbles and busts, the fractious clash of ethnic populations competing for the same jobs and space. Today, amazingly, the trail is all but forgotten. Rinker Buck is no stranger to grand adventures. The New Yorker described his first travel narrative,Flight of Passage, as “a funny, cocky gem of a book,” and with The Oregon Trailhe seeks to bring the most important road in American history back to life. At once a majestic American journey, a significant work of history, and a personal saga reminiscent of bestsellers by Bill Bryson and Cheryl Strayed, the book tells the story of Buck's 2,000-mile expedition across the plains with tremendous humor and heart. He was accompanied by three cantankerous mules, his boisterous brother, Nick, and an “incurably filthy” Jack Russell terrier named Olive Oyl. Along the way, Buck dodges thunderstorms in Nebraska, chases his runaway mules across miles of Wyoming plains, scouts more than five hundred miles of nearly vanished trail on foot, crosses the Rockies, makes desperate fifty-mile forced marches for water, and repairs so many broken wheels and axels that he nearly reinvents the art of wagon travel itself. Apart from charting his own geographical and emotional adventure, Buck introduces readers to the evangelists, shysters, natives, trailblazers, and everyday dreamers who were among the first of the pioneers to make the journey west. With a rare narrative power, a refreshing candor about his own weakness and mistakes, and an extremely attractive obsession for history and travel,The Oregon Trail draws readers into the journey of a lifetime.
Download or read book The Wagon Train Trek written by Jesse Wiley and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep your wagon train alive in this trailblazing choose-your-own-trail experience on the Oregon Trail! With more than twenty possible endings, there are wild animals, rapid rivers, bandits, treacherous weather, famine, and even death that stand between you and your dream life out West. Do you have what it takes to make it all the way to Oregon City? In this exciting choose-your-own-trail stand-alone story featuring 8-bit art, it's 1850 and you are leading a whole covered wagon train with your family on a 2,000-mile trek on the Oregon Trail. Wild animals, natural disasters, unpredictable weather, famine, fast-flowing rivers, strangers, and sickness stand in between you and your destination: Oregon City! Do you have the smarts and skills to keep everyone safe and together on the Trail? Which path will get you safely across the country? With twenty-three possible endings, choose wrong and you'll never live out your dreams. Choose right and blaze a trail that gets you closer to Oregon City! Twitter: @oregontrail Facebook: facebook.com/oregontrail/
Download or read book My Wagon Train Adventure written by Lynda Arnéz and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after the birth of the United States, many people headed west to settle the new territory of the frontier. They journeyed by wagon for months on end and faced bad weather, sickness, and fears of hostile Native Americans. Historians know a lot about these wagon train journeys because of the many diaries kept by travelers! Readers meet a young wagon train traveler and, through this first-person account, learn about life on the Oregon Trail. Informational fact boxes add historical context to this narrative while images from the time period enhance the main content.
Download or read book Little Blue Eyes and the Wagon Train Adventure written by Elizabeth Von Hohen-Brosha and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight year old Sarah Jenkins has just found out she and her family must move to Santa Fe, New Mexico to help run her uncle's store. Her father warns that the journey will be long and hard. Sarah is crushed when she learns she must sell all her toys and dolls in order to help pay for the trip. As she and her family prepare and start on this frightening journey, Sarah tells her story of traveling out West by wagon train. She describes the beauty of the unpopulated country and her experiences on the trail. As Sarah's story unfolds some unexpected events occur changing the lives of her family forever. Sarah hopes Santa Fe will be everything her uncle says and more, but does Sarah have the courage to endure the hardships of the wagon train adventure?
Download or read book Wagon Train to Independence written by William Tresler and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oregon Trail, 1850... grueling, unforgiving, dangerous. And it's their road to a new life! Clyde Henderson, a disgruntled carpenter from Philadelphia, desperately wants to start over. After reading an advertisement promising heaven on earth in Oregon Territory, he and his wife Anna, pack up their belongings and head west. They're fortunate to join up with a wagon train in Missouri. Troubles begin when their self-appointed leader absconds at the first faint sign of trouble. Thankfully a formidable rancher, Landon Morland, takes charge and becomes the train's new leader. He asks Clyde to be his right-hand man and, who despite his doubts, agrees. As the wagon train plods across the hostile plains, Clyde's former life fades into obscurity. His eldest son, Matt, becomes a man in a matter of days; fatigue is a constant companion; constant threats of Indian attacks, cattle go missing, disease ravages half the group, and a trio of 49ers take advantage of the emigrants' kindness. Through these trials and more, Anna remains faithful to the God she serves and Clyde learns that in the wild country, there is little else to lean on. But will he and his city-bred family rise above all that comes against them? Will they hold out and survive this unforgiving frontier fraught with unknown dangers? Will they endure the rigorous demands on their road to independence? They have no other choice - their very lives depend on it!
Download or read book The Lost Wagon Train written by Stephen A. Bly and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Retta Barre's not the first 12-year-old girl to travel the Oregon Trail, and she won't be the last. But for something that's supposed to be the grandest adventure of her life, the days sure are dull! Thick dust, vindictive bugs, and picking up buffalo chips - not exactly the stuff of the action-packed penny novels she loves to read. When things change in Retta's life, though, they change fast! A simple trip into the prairie, along with Retta's enthusiasm and timing, brings adventure and trouble - all at the same time! Soon Retta is the talk of the wagon train, and her friends don't want to miss the next caper she's sure to stumble into. And Retta certainly won't let them down."--Back Cover.
Download or read book Adrian s Wagontrain Adventure written by Maryann Scheufele and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States history written for 8-12 year olds in the style of a Scottish-American Ballad, this story will teach children what it was like to travel West in the 1840's along the Oregon Trail, and why adventurers went West. Photographs from a journey in the year 2009 add to the story. Adrian's Wagontrain Adventure may be a journal to accompany your adventures as you travel in the United States. You will be happy to add this children's book to your library.
Download or read book Swift Eagle s Wagon Train Adventure written by Ken Eichler and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swift Eagle's Wagon Train Adventure is a story of a Cheyenne Indian boy whose circumstances place him and his girlfriend, Little Flower, with a wagon train. They need to stay for approximately one moon. They make friends with a white man and his family who have taken them in. They are exposed to the white man's ways, including language, cooking and music. When it is time to leave the wagon train, they learn they are in unfriendly Ute territory. Their parents are worried about the missing children and finally receive a clue that they may be with a wagon train. The children's parents and other rescuers from the tribe find it very difficult to bring the children home through Ute territory.
Download or read book Swift Eagle s Wagon Train Adventure written by Ken Eichler and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swift Eagle's Wagon Train Adventure is a story of a Cheyenne Indian boy whose circumstances place him and his girlfriend, Little Flower, with a wagon train. They need to stay for approximately one moon. They make friends with a white man and his family who have taken them in. They are exposed to the white man's ways, including language, cooking and music. When it is time to leave the wagon train, they learn they are in unfriendly Ute territory. Their parents are worried about the missing children and finally receive a clue that they may be with a wagon train. The children's parents and other rescuers from the tribe find it very difficult to bring the children home through Ute territory.
Download or read book Wagon Train Wedding written by Rhonda Gibson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wagon train is her chance for a new life …but only if her secrets will keep.Widowed Mrs. Cora Edwards sees Oregon as a fresh start for her and her son…but there are a few problems. She’s not a widow…and baby Noah isn’t her son. He’s the nephew she’s vowed to protect—even if she must accept a marriage of convenience before she’ll be permitted on the wagon train. Her groom, lawman Flynn Adams, carries his own secret heartache…which Cora starts to ease. On the path to a new future, will they find a way forward together?
Download or read book Wagon Trail in Peril written by Harvey Wood and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austin Carter watches the wagon train prepare that he is to be the scout for which will be led by his friend James Reeves. The wagons pull out of Independence Missouri and begin their long journey west. Unknown to Austin or Frank is that there are members of an outlaw gang with the wagons. The wagon train has problems crossing a river and then it is attacked by Indians. That's not the end of their troubles. The rest of the outlaw gang catch up with the wagons and steal from it. It comes down to Austin and another scout to try and get the money back from the outlaws while keeping away from the Indians.
Download or read book A Wagon Train Weekend written by Stephenia H. McGee and published by By The Vine Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was just one night at a Victorian B&B. Until they woke up in 1857. Collette Donaldson never should have taken her boyfriend to her cousin’s wedding. Or introduced him to her parents. After a disastrous weekend, all she wants is to get back home and sort out the mess that had once been their relationship. A heartbreaking fight, a flat tire, and an inconvenient storm force her and Seth to stay the night at a quaint bed and breakfast. But when Collette finds an antique photograph of herself, circumstances quickly shift from weird to unimaginable. Seth Stone was ready to propose. Now he isn’t sure if he and Collette even have a relationship. People he'd never want to be his in-laws, an irritable girlfriend, and now he has to spend the night in a creepy old Victorian inn. He should have never wondered how things could possibly get worse. When they wake up stranded on a wagon train in 1857, Seth is determined to get home. But the only way to get out of the past is to face the problems stealing their future. ♥ The Back Inn Time series books are fun, faith-filled stories of what it might be like to suddenly experience life in a different time. These clean historical romances are packed with humor and adventure. Perfect for fans of dual timeline or time slip stories and Christian historical romance, these books answer the question every historical fiction fan wonders—what would it be like if I went back to that time? If you enjoy the wholesomeness of Amish, Western, or frontier fiction and adore romantic comedies, then a visit to a seaside Victorian inn where you can “step back inn time and leave your troubles behind!” is for you. Don't miss these other titles from Bestselling Christian author Stephenia H. McGee Ironwood Plantation Family Saga The Whistle Walk Heir of Hope Missing Mercy The Accidental Spy Series *previously The Liberator Series An Accidental Spy A Dangerous Performance A Daring Pursuit Stand Alone Historical In His Eyes Eternity Between Us The Heart of Home The Secrets of Emberwild Stand Alone Time Travel Her Place in Time The Hope of Christmas Past The Back Inn Time Series A Wagon Train Weekend Falling for the Fifties A Colonial Courtship A Castle for Christmas Contemporary The Cedar Key (2021 Faith, Hope, and Love Award Winner)
Download or read book Life on a Wagon Train written by Kristen Rajczak Nelson and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers set out on a cross-country adventure with emigrants on a wagon train in this book—but they shouldn’t expect an ordinary journey. Including the many pairs of shoes that the travelers wore through and if children had to go to school, readers will learn surprising details about the trying life on a wagon train. Historical illustrations and photographs support accessible content that moves beyond what’s learned in the social studies classroom. Fact boxes give readers even more opportunities to learn about the hardy emigrants and their habits, food, and fun.
Download or read book Wagon Trains Heading West written by Rachel Stuckey and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book captures the excitement and hardship of settlers heading to the Wild West on wagon trains. Readers will delight in learning about the caravans of wagons that made their way through unsettled and wild land to make it to a place of new beginnings. This book describes the ways people prepared for their journeys on wagon trains, as well as what life was like on the trail. Brilliant visuals illustrate the book to bring this Wild West adventure to life. Information-rich text will engage readers as sidebars and “Truth or Myth?” fact boxes provide a dynamic and unforgettable reading experience.
Download or read book Blazing a Wagon Trail to Oregon written by Lloyd W. Coffman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Blazing a Wagon Trail to Oregon is the story of a determined group of American pioneers who set out to move their families on wheeled vehicles from the settled frontier in Missouri to the far Pacific shore. Their incentive was simple enough. Times were tough in 1843, and they had heard of a lush new land existing in a place called Oregon, a land ready to be settled by hard-working farmers. Although a new life seemed to await them just over the horizon, none of them suspected how formidable that horizon really was. Diaries, letters home, and later reminiscences tell their stories and document their emotional responses to their experiences. Beginning with the earliest assembly of wagons outside the frontier town of Independence, Missouri, the reader follows "this grand adventure" to its conclusion six months later in Oregon. By introducing the various participants through a weekly chronicle, the author enables readers to view these shared experiences from sometimes revealingly different angles of vision. In effect, readers themselves become vicarious members of the train.
Download or read book The Lost Wagon Train written by Stephen A. Bly and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retta Barre's not the first 12-year-old girl to travel the Oregon Trail, and she won't be the last. But for something that's supposed to be the grandest adventure of her life, the days sure are dull! Thick dust, vindictive bugs, and picking up buffalo chips--not exactly the stuff of the action-packed penny novels she loves to read. When things change in Retta's life, though, they change fast! A simple trip into the prairie, mixed with Retta's enthusiasm and timing, brings adventure and trouble--all at the same time! Soon Retta is the talk of the wagon train, and her friends don't want to miss the next caper she's sure to stumble into. And Retta certainly won't let them down.
