The Oregon Trail: A Primary Source History of the Route to the American West (Primary Sources in American History)

By Steven P. Olson

This fascinating book describes how the American West was opened. Readers will learn about life in the "established" nation in the east and the reason some chose to move west. Using wonderful primary source documents and images, it details the blazing of the Oregon Trail and the challenges settlers faced as they rode west. Authentic quotes and images put the reader directly on the trail that forged a new territory and tamed the Wild West.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082394512X
• ISBN13: 9780823945122
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.7" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8