West (U.S.); Social life and customs; Juvenile literature; Pioneers; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Frontier and pioneer life; History; 19th century
ABSTRACT:
Includes index. Describes how pioneers set out across the United States and Canada in the nineteenth century looking for a better life in the West--the routes they took, the covered wagons they used, what they ate, the dangers they faced, and more.
