CALIFORNIA TRAIL

In the 1840s, the land that extended west from Missouri and Iowa was unknown. But enticing descriptions of Oregon and California on the far western coast trickled back to the East. In this issue, we read about the men, women, and children who traveled overland in wagon trains and literally blazed a trail to California. You can meet the mountain men and the first few daring people who traveled over the unfamiliar land to reach California in the 1830s and early 1840s. There are articles about two specific emigrant groups - the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy party and the Donner-Reed party - that had extraordinarily different experiences attempting to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains. And we've included articles that uses the "voices" of women and children to add their perspectives on the journey on the California Trail.

Teacher's Guide

Paperback  48 pgs.  Full Color
Suggested for ages: 9-14
Product Code: COB0211