Acclaimed Western writer Emerson Hough died only days after attending the premiere of the movie based on his novel The Covered Wagon. The story follows a caravan of early settlers as they make their way from the Midwest to the Pacific coastline. The novel offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of pioneers.
Dr. McLoughlin saw those in need and could do nothing other than help. He was the kind of man that would not barter away his Christian faith, and heartfelt compassion for others, for the sake of a little more money or earthly power.
Describes what it was like traveling on the Oregon Trail, including what travelers ate, wore, and saw along the route.
Here are the voices of Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; Rachel Fisher, who buried both ...
The wagon trains to California greatly decreased in 1851 as reports of deadly cholera on the trail the year before and strikeouts in gold prospecting became known.
It is 1912, and six-year-old Nellie is in for the adventure of a lifetime.
The Covered Wagon (Esprios Classics)
The Covered Wagon Trail From Oklahoma City, OK to Hollywood, CA
William Johnston's company on May 29 found the Laramie River low enough to ford comfortably , then camped at the forks and walked up to the stockade , which Johnston describes with more fervor than Kelly : Besides a private entrance ...
Domestic roles did not define the girls’ trail experience; only the four oldest in this collection recorded helping with chores.
The stories seem simple?they left, they traveled, they settled?yet the restless westering impulse of Americans created one of the most enduring figures in our frontier pantheon: theøhardy pioneer persevering against all odds.