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Author:

Olson, Tod.

Title:

How to get rich on the Oregon Trail : my adventures among cows, crooks & heroes on the road to fame and fortune : writing journal of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852 / [text by Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred & Gregory Proch ; afterword by Marc Aronson].

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

47 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cm.

Subject:

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.
Oregon National Historic Trail--History.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Pioneers--Oregon National Historic Trail--History--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--Oregon National Historic Trail.
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.

Other Authors:

Allred, Scott, ill.
Proch, Gregory, ill.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1426304137 (lib. bdg.)
9781426304132 (lib. bdg.)
1426304129
9781426304125

OCLC:

(OCoLC)302391216

LCCN:

2009280079

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)