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Words west : voices of young pioneers Cover Image Book Book

Words west : voices of young pioneers

Wadsworth, Ginger. (Author).

Summary: Excerpts from personal letters, journals, and memoirs help chronicle the experiences of children who traveled west with their families in covered wagons between 1830 and 1870.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0618234756
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Clarion Books, [2003]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Opening the West -- Preparations and leaving home -- Jumping-off -- Hoping to go twenty miles in a day -- Oregon or bust -- California gold and other destinations -- Entertainment and celebrations -- Chores and chow -- Life, death, and accidents -- Indians -- Mother nature rules -- Dry and hot -- Over mountains -- The ever-changing trail and times.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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Franklin Co PL Dist. - Brookville PL J 917.804 WAD (Text) 38217000639506 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Lowell PL - Lowell J 917.8042 WADSWO (Text) 33113026394231 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Middletown Fall Creek Twp PL - Middletown J 917.804 (Text) 76331000093858 Children's Non-Fiction Available -
Mooresville PL - Mooresville J 917.804 WAD (Text) 37323001438541 CHILD_NON Available -
North Madison Co PL - Ralph E. Hazelbaker Library (Summitville) J 978 WAD (Text) 30419300332570 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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