Bibliograph

How to get rich on the Oregon Trail, my adventures among cows, crooks & heroes on the road to fame and fortune : writing journal of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852, [text by Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred & Gregory Proch ; afterword by Marc Aronson]

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How to get rich on the Oregon Trail, my adventures among cows, crooks & heroes on the road to fame and fortune : writing journal of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852, [text by Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred & Gregory Proch ; afterword by Marc Aronson]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to get rich on the Oregon Trail

Oclc number

302391216

Responsibility statement

[text by Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred & Gregory Proch ; afterword by Marc Aronson]

Sub title

my adventures among cows, crooks & heroes on the road to fame and fortune : writing journal of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852

Summary

This whimsical recounting of one family's journey to their new homestead will give readers an appreciation of the hardships faced by all those who signed up for the great migration. These include hunger, thirst, sickness, hostile American Indians, and even deceit and thievery on the part of fellow travelers. The book also shows the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges

Target audience

juvenile

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