Books with title The Oregon Trail

An exciting and deeply moving story of survival, courage, and friendship on the Appalachian Trail.Toby has to finish the final thing on The List. It's a list of brave, daring, totally awesome things that he and his best friend, Lucas, planned to do together, and the only item left is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But now Lucas isn't there to do it with him. Toby's determined to hike the trail alone and fulfill their pact, which means dealing with the little things -- the blisters, the heat, the hunger -- and the big things -- the bears, the loneliness, and the memories.When a storm comes, Toby finds himself tangled up in someone else's mess: Two boys desperately need his help. But does Toby have any help to give?The Trail is a remarkable story of physical survival and true friendship, about a boy who's determined to forge his own path -- and to survive.

Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa "Read 'em out!" on a real covered wagon trek across the prairie, encountering adventure much as the pioneers of yore, and a mystery that you could say leaves Grant Niagara Falls, NY • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH • MILOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Gateway Arch, "America's Gateway to the West" Facts • The Prairie: Geology; Geography • Covered Wagons • Prairie Schooners • Wagon train; Oregon Trail: Clothing worn on the Oregon Trail; Supplies needed on the Trail; Food Served while on the trail; Entertainment on the trail • Chuck Wagon • Wagon Wheels • Dangers travelers faced on the trail • The Pony Express • Buffalo Bill • Cow chips & Buffalo chips; Fuel for fires • Independence Rock history • Chimney Rock history • Scotts Bluff history • Fort Laramie history • Old Susannah • Corral • Hiram Scott • Joel Hembry. Fort Kearny State Park, MO: Post Office; Blacksmith Shop; Exhibit Hall • Nebraska: Ash Hollow; Courthouse Rock; Jail Rock; Chimney Rock; Scotts Bluff • Wyoming: Army Outpost Museum; Artillery and Wagon Museum, Fort Laramie; Independence Rock • Fort Hall, ID • The Dalles River, OR; End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Oregon City. Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities.Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:Grade Levels: 3-6Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.0Accelerated Reader Points: 2Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 135937Lexile Measure: 610Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: QDevelopmental Assessment Level: 40 Get your FREE Resources!1. Download the Carole Marsh Mysteries Real Kids! Real Places! Correlations to Common Core/State Standards .2. Download the Where Have You Been map .3. Utilize the Real Kids! Real Places! Common Core State Standards Teacher Resource for classroom discussion questions and activities for ELA grades 2-6. This can be used for all 50 mysteries .4. Download additional activities including Fact or Fiction, Fascinating Facts, Book Club Discussions and Book Club Activities .5. Want a sneak peak? Read the first three chapters .

Originally serialized in "Knickerbocker's Magazine" between 1847 and 1849, "The Oregon Trail" is a fascinating chronicle of Francis Parkman's travels on the Oregon Trail during the summer of 1846 through the western states of Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. Living and hunting with a tribe of Native Americans for a period of time, Francis Parkman captures the spirit of the old west in this gripping 19th century narrative. Fans of the old west and Oregon Trail history buffs will enjoy Parkman's historical biographical travel narrative.

Thunder Over the Ochoco is literally the work of a lifetime. Its author spent 40 years combing historical records and interviewing dozens of descendants of pioneer settlers and Native Americans who shared oral traditions that have been passed down through generations. What emerges is history as it has never been told before. A history of conquistadors and fur trappers, of merchants and missionaries. The history of an Indian war that was one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts ever fought on American soil, but which for political and economic reasons was covered up for decades. Above all, the history of “those first settlers of the Ochoco—men, woman, and children—who were left to wander and starve in a land they thought belonged to them through eternity, a people who in their final agony cried out: `Nimma ne-umpu!'—`We too are human!’ Gale Ontko tells this story with compassion and grace, in a style that combines the precision of the scholar with the vigor and drama of the novelist. The five volumes comprise nearly 2500 printed book pages and have been described by some as the most factual writing by any author on the history of the Shoshoni People. Volume I of Gale Ontko's epic five volume series covers hundreds of years from pre-Columbian times to the collapse of the world fur trade in 1840. Volume I meets the Shoshoni Indians before the arrival of the Europeans and tracks their rise from peaceful eastern Oregon agriculturists to the aggressive Snake war tribes, rulers of the Pacific Northwest. By 1812, they had clashed with every major world power in their jealous guardianship of a land they called Oyerungun. Their undisputed hunting grounds beyond the setting sun would soon become coveted by white foreigners searching first for precious metals and later for valuable fur-bearing animals. The gathering storms of hatred would hover ominously on the distant horizons. Volume I chronicles the events which inevitably would lead to war.

The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. His detailed description of the journey, set against the vast majesty of the Great Plains, has emerged through the generations as a classic narrative of one man's exploration of the American Wilderness.

For more than three decades in the mid-1800s, the Oregon Trail was the main way settlers traveled west. Today, people can visit parts of this historic trail, and even walk where pioneers did as they made their way to new lives in the Pacific Northwest and California. Complemented by full-color photographs, the main content addresses the historical context of the trail to supplement the social studies curriculum. Fact boxes offer tips to those traveling along the trail and suggest cool, quirky, and fun destinations near it.

The journey of the early pioneers on the Oregon Trail, told by one of the first settlers.Ezra Meeker captured his trip across the American West in his journal. His story describes the journey which the early Oregon settlers made in order to settle and colonise a new territory with many hardships and heartaches along the way.His account is regarded as one of the most authentic accounts of the American westward migration. This edition has contextual information such as maps and drawings to enhance the gripping narrative of Ezra Meeker.Ezra MeekerEzra Meeker was an American pioneer who with his family undertook the dangerous journey west with the first pioneers by ox-drawn wagon. He left Iowa and migrated to the Pacific Coast. He endured hardships on his journey, but pushed on to claim land on the Oregon territory. In his engaging and gripping account he tells how he and his party overcame the many obstacles and dangers they encountered. His account gives a real sense of the old west and the spirit of the early pioneers.Later in life he became convinced that the Oregon trail was being forgotten and despite people trying to discourage him from making the dangerous journey a second time he undertook the journey and marked the trail along the way.In his rich and long life (he lived to 97), he met the president, Henry Ford, became the 'hop king', was mayor of Puyallup and is a major reason we know so much about the Oregon Trail. His story shows how difficult life was for the early pioneers and gives a true insight into the early American West.What was the Oregon trail?The Oregon Trail is a 2,200-mile (3,500 km) historic east–west large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of the future state of Kansas and nearly all of what are now the states of Nebraska and Wyoming. The western half of the trail spanned most of the future states of Idaho and Oregon.From the early to mid-1830s the Oregon Trail and its many offshoots were used by about 400,000 settlers, ranchers, farmers, miners, and businessmen and their families.Chapters1. Back to Beginnings2. Boyhood Days in Old Indiana3. Leaving the Home Nest for Iowa4. Taking the Trail for Oregon5. The Westward Rush6. The Pioneer Army of the Plains7. Indians and Buffaloes on the Plains8. Trailing through the Mountain Land9. Reaching the End of the Trail10. Getting a New Start in the New Land11. Hunting for Another Home Site12. Cruising About on Puget Sound13. Moving from the Columbia to Puget Sound14. Messages and Messengers15. Blazing the Way through Natchess Pass16. Climbing the Cascade Mountains17. Finding My People18. Indian War Days19. The Stampede for the Gold Diggings20. Making a Permanent Home in the Wilds21. Finding and Losing a Fortune22. Trying for a Fortune in Alaska23. A Plan for a Memorial to the Pioneers24. On the Overland Trail Again25. Trailing On to the South Pass26. Reviving Old Memories of the Trail27. A Bit of Bad Luck28. Driving On to the Capital29. The End of the Long Trail