Parkman's account of his adventures during a journey to the Rocky Mountains in 1846 with his friend Quincy Adams Shaw
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 ...
The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846.
This book has a gritty feel that paints the grandeur of western vistas as well as the hard reality of subsistence life (both Indian and white traveler) lived outdoors in a frequently unforgiving land.
"Describes the journey on the Oregon Trail from three different historical perspectives"--Provided by publisher.
Another Mormon ferry was located at the middle crossing of the Green River northeast of modern Kemmerer , Wyoming , in June 1847 and during the summer of 1848. The ferry is described as one boat attached to a rope with pulleys .
Buck's epic account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way--in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn't been attempted in a century--tells the rich history of the trail, the people ...
Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.0 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 135937 Lexile Measure: 610 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q ...
Meet Ranger!
Go west, young pioneer!
Excitement over the West inspired thousands of Americans in the mid-1800s to start new lives on the other side of the continent.