How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail
Subtitle: my adventures among cows, crooks & heroes on the road to fame and fortune : writing journal of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852
By: [text by Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred & Gregory Proch ; afterword by Marc Aronson].
Contributors: Allred, Scott, ill.; Proch, Gregory, ill.
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781426304125; 9781426304132
Subjects: Pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Pioneers -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile literature; Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature; Oregon National Historic Trail -- History -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: This whimsical recounting of one family's journey to their new homestead will give readers an appreciation of the hardships faced by all those who signed up for the great migration. These include hunger, thirst, sickness, hostile American Indians, and even deceit and thievery on the part of fellow travelers. The book also shows the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges.