The epic journey of the Sager children by covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon in 1848. “Father wanted us to go on to Oregon, and that’s where we’re going!” When the wagon train pulled out of Missouri in 1844, John Sager thought the trip West would be great fun. But now both his father and mother are dead. Young John is determined to lead his brother and five sisters a thousand miles through the wilderness to Oregon...braving hunger, thirst, and unknown danger—alone! Based on a true story, this is an inspiring saga of heroism and a family’s perseverance in the rugged Old West.

In 1833 two missionary couples, the Walkers and the Eellses, joined a party going west as a reinforcement to the Oregon Mission. Mary Walker and Myra Eells kept diaries throughout the months on the hazardous trail. Throughout this combined account, the presence of Myra Fairbanks Eells is deeply felt, but it is Mary Richardson Walker who brings the trail alive again. 21 photos.

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press For men and women emigration to the Oregon country meant hardships and called for courage and resourcefulness; for children it meant fun and excitement, but called for no less bravery. This story of a little girl crossing the plains with her family in a covered wagon train captures the romance and adventure of a child's life on the trail. Set against a true historical background, the book gives an authentic and vivid picture of pioneer days.

This western love story begins on a horse farm in Manassas VA, where there is a fierce civil war battle going on just over the hill. As the story develops it reveals elements of intrigue, high drama, romance, passion and love. After her home is destroyed by cannon fire and her parents die, Martha, the protagonist, survives a brutal rape attempt. My hands tightened on the pitchfork. “You bastard! You don't touch me!” Overcome with rage, resentment, hurt, despair, and hate, I plunged the pitchfork at him again, going deep in his chest.” “Oh no, what have I done!” She decides to join up with a wagon train and head west to Oregon to find herself, and to hopefully reinvent herself. She is joined on the Oregon trail by six women who are running away from life threatening abusive situations. One by one, they join up with the wagon train headed for Oregon, the land of opportunity. Six enthralling stories unfold about true love, and courage. This has become recognized as a classical love story that surpasses the complexities and high emotions previously found only in immensely passionate epics such as “Gone with the Wind”.

'Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail' is a book written by Ezra Meeker about his experience traveling the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Later on in his life, Meeker became convinced that the Oregon Trail was being forgotten, and he determined to bring it publicity so it could be marked and monuments erected. In 1906–1908, while in his late 70s, he retraced his steps along the Oregon Trail by wagon, seeking to build monuments in communities along the way. His trek reached New York City, and in Washington, D.C., he met President Theodore Roosevelt. He traveled the Trail again several times in the final two decades of this life, including by oxcart in 1910–1912 and by airplane in 1924.

A pregnant widow finds love and romance on a wagon train with a man who should be her sworn enemy. New Year, new family! Heading west, pregnant widow Jenna Borland’s life surely can’t get any more complicated—until fate throws Lee Carver across her path. She resents his help, but she needs him to drive her wagon over the Great Plains. Lee can’t fathom why this prickly woman gets under his skin. But as the journey brings these two outsiders together, he wonders if Jenna and her baby could be just what he needs to begin a new life with a brand-new family!

The events surrounding westward expansion did not look the same to everyone involved--understanding depends on perspective. In the Viewpoints and Perspectives series, more advanced readers will come to understand different viewpoints by learning the context, significance, and details of the historic push west through the eyes of three different people, while engaging with text through questions sparking critical thinking. Books include timeline, glossary, and index.