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ID005911
Call Number978.02/LEV
Title ProperIf You - Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
LanguageENG
AuthorLevin, Ellen ;  Levine, Ellen ;  United States-History-19th century
PublicationUSA,  Scholastic,  1992.
Description80p   Brown Spine
SeriesIf You
NoteTells you what it was to be a pioneer and travel west to Oregon in the 1840s.
NoteIntroduction
What was the Oregon territory?
Why did some people want to travel all the way to Oregon?
What was a covered wagon?
What was a wagon train?
Did anybody lead the wagon train?
What was a "trail guide"?
What kinds of people traveled West?
What would your family bring in their covered wagon?
What was the best time of the year to start the trip?
How would you cross rivers when there are no bridges?
How far would you travel in a day?
Would you ride in the wagon for the whole trip?
What were the dangers and difficulties of the trip?
Where would you sleep?
What kinds of clothes did people wear?
What would you eat?
How did you make the buffalo meat last a long time?
How would you build a fire if you did'nt have any wood?
What happened if you met Indians on the trail?
Would you go to school during the trip?
Would you see any wild animals?
Could you send a letter or receive one?
If you ran out of supplies, could you get more?
Was it hard driving the wagons over mountains?
Without road signs, how would you know where you were?
What is the Continental Divide?
What special tricks of the trail did the pioneers learn?
How do we know what it was like to travel West in a covered wagon?
Is there anything left of the old Oregon trail?
Index
Standard Number0590451588
Price. QualificationRs. 150(Pb)
Classification Number978.02


 
 
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