Words west
Subtitle: voices of young pioneers
By: Ginger Wadsworth.
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Pioneer children -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Pioneer children -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.; Pioneers.; Overland journeys to the Pacific.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Overland Trails.; West (U.S.) -- History.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: Opening the West; title: Preparations and leaving home; title: Jumping off; title: Hoping to go twenty miles in a day; title: Oregon or bust; title: California gold and other destinations; title: Entertainment and celebrations; title: Chores and chow; title: Life, death, and accidents; title: Indians; title: Mother nature rules; title: Dry and hot; title: Over mountains; title: The ever-changing trail and times.