Daily Life in a Covered Wagon
- ISBN-10
- 0140562125
- ISBN-13
- 9780140562125
- Series
- Daily Life in a Covered Wagon
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Exploration & Discovery
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Puffin
- Author
- Paul Erickson
Description
Describes what it was like traveling on the Oregon Trail, including what travelers ate, wore, and saw along the route.
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