Books with title A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon, 1845

Seventeen-year-old Lovisa King leaves Missouri for the Oregon Territory in 1845. A Heart for Any Fate, based on the history of a company of real pioneers, tells the story of the King family, whose careful plans are challenged by the harsh, unforeseen realities of overland travel. The family makes the unfortunate decision to follow guide Stephen Meek, who leads them into blistering weather, drought, and treacherous river crossings along a shortcut that becomes known as the Terrible Trail.

Seventeen-year-old Lovisa King leaves Missouri for the Oregon Territory in 1845. A Heart for Any Fate, based on the history of a company of real pioneers, tells the story of the King family, whose careful plans are challenged by the harsh, unforeseen realities of overland travel. The family makes the unfortunate decision to follow guide Stephen Meek, who leads them into blistering weather, drought, and treacherous river crossings along a shortcut that becomes known as the Terrible Trail.

Crew relies on trail journals and her own family history to imagine the emotional lives of her characters as they traverse the Oregon Trail. Most of the pioneers central to her story are based on real people and Crew weaves the few known facts of their lives into this harrowing tale of their journey west. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)