Shortly after the birth of the United States, many people headed west to settle the new territory of the frontier. They journeyed by wagon for months on end and faced bad weather, sickness, and fears of hostile Native Americans. Historians know a lot about these wagon train journeys because of the many diaries kept by travelers! Readers meet a young wagon train traveler and, through this first-person account, learn about life on the Oregon Trail. Informational fact boxes add historical context to this narrative while images from the time period enhance the main content.

Product Description: Living on a new homestead often meant pioneer families had to start with nothingno house, no fields, and no neighbors. Pioneer children were expected to work just as hard as their parents. They cooked, gathered firewood, and helped in the fields, as well as going to school part of the year...read more

Product Description: Westward ho, with the American pioneers! Why did pioneer families risk it all to move west? Who settled the frontier towns of the Wild West? Did pioneer children go to school? Kids will love learning about this important period in US history, including the dangerous journey, the Gold Rush, the building of the railroad, cowboys, and much more...read more

Helps kids better understand the hardships of life on the frontier by featuring projects involving mapmaking, house building, quilting, candlemaking, newspaper typesetting, and more. Original.

An overview, in text and illustrations, of the pioneer experience in the American West, from the first settlers through the development of towns

Celebrates the American pioneers of the nineteenth century through tales of the conquests they made and struggles they endured as they settled the wild west in their pursuit of a new life on the frontier. Reprint.

An overview, in text and illustrations, of the pioneer experience in the American West, from the first settlers through the development of towns

Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness

Discusses the first settlements of the American West, the development of extensive pioneering, mining, and the cattle trade, aspects of pioneer life, and the effects of this new civilization on the West. Includes directions for making an Indian headdressand tent.Discusses the first settlements of the American West, the development of extensive pioneering, mining, and the cattle trade, aspects of pioneer life, and the effects of this new civilization on the West

Surveys the daily life of pioneer families in the American West, describing their travel, homes, clothing, food and drink, health, education, religion, recreation, and relationships with each other.

Describes the living conditions, homes, clothes, and recreation of early Western settlers.