Synopses & Reviews
This thrilling adventure back in time to the pioneering days of wagon trains uses real objects from the past in close-up to bring the period fully alive. Discover how a typical family from Indiana traveling to Oregon in a covered wagon really lived: how they dressed; what they ate; what they saw; how they survived the hazardous journey. Chronicles a day in the life of the Larkin family, from breakfast cooked over a campfire, until the first watch takes up duties for the night.
Table of Contents
Going West.
The Family.
The Wagon.
Inside the Wagon.
Daybreak.
Hitching Up the Wagon.
Rolling the Train.
On the Trail.
Landmarks on the Trail.
Tribes of the West.
Indian Country.
Hunting.
Children's Activities.
Nooning.
Mishaps.
Crossing a River.
Disaster.
Stopping at a Fort.
A Special Day.
Sickness and Death.
Setting Up Camp.
Entertainment.
Oregon at Last.
The Wagon in Time.
Glossary.
Index.
Places to Visit.