The promise of the West : young pioneers on the Overland Trails /

"Driven by the promise of prosperity and opportunity on the frontier, thousands of men and women traveled west in the mid-1800s to forge a new life. Accompanying them were their children, wide-eyed and excited about the adventures that awaited them as they headed toward the setting sun. Little...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: O'Brien, Mary Barmeyer
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Guilford, Connecticut : TwoDot, 2015.
Sujets:
Pioneer children > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Frontier and pioneer life
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneer children
Pioneers
Travel
West (U.S.) > Biography.
Overland Trails > Description and travel.
West (U.S.) > Description and travel.
Overland Trails > Descriptions et voyages.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Descriptions et voyages.
United States > Overland Trails
West United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:"Driven by the promise of prosperity and opportunity on the frontier, thousands of men and women traveled west in the mid-1800s to forge a new life. Accompanying them were their children, wide-eyed and excited about the adventures that awaited them as they headed toward the setting sun. Little did they know how treacherous and grueling the trip would be"--Provided by publisher
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781493017270
1493017276

Documents similaires