The Oregon Trail
Subtitle: a primary source history of the route to the American West / Steven P. Olson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Primary sources in American history; Primary sources in American history (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Rosen Central Primary Source
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature; Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon -- Juvenile literature; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile literature; West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Oregon -- History -- To 1859 -- Juvenile literature; United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature; Oregon National Historic Trail; West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Territorial expansion
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Oregon Trail, its role in westward expansion, and the travails of the pioneers who followed it across the West.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index.
Table of contents: title: Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery; title: Marking the trail; title: Trailblazers; title: The mass migration; title: The end of an era.