The Oregon Trail
- ISBN-10
- 0836834054
- ISBN-13
- 9780836834055
- Series
- The Oregon Trail
- Category
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-07
- Publisher
- Gareth Stevens
- Authors
- Michael V. Uschan, Sabrina Crewe
Description
Discusses the history of the Oregon Trail, the reasons for its creation, its impact on the westward expansion of the country, and its decline after the construction of the railroad.
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