Alice across America : the story of the first women's cross-country road trip by Marsh, Sarah Glenn 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2020)

BTSB #: 604970 Available

Dewey: 917.3/BAges: 4-8   


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Subjects: Ramsey, Alice - Travel - United States Women automobile drivers - United States - Biography Automobile travel - United States - History|y20th century Overland journeys to the Pacific Gender role

Summary: The inspiring true story of Alice Ramsey, the first woman to drive a car across America in 1909.

Donner dinner party [Nathan Hale's hazardous tales]by Hale, Nathan 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2013)

BTSB #: 412014 In Bindery

Dewey: 978/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 2.7 MG RC: 3.1 6-8 Lexile: 330 GN

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Subjects: Donner party Overland journeys to the Pacific

Summary: A look, in graphic novel format, at the Donner Party expedition, a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the US.

Forgotten facts about life on a wagon train [History's Forgotten Facts]by Connors, Kathleen 

BTSB Prebound(Enslow, 2024)

BTSB #: 236013 Available

Dewey: 978.02/NAges: 7-10   


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Subjects: Overland journeys to the Pacific Wagon trains - West (U.S.) Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) West (U.S.) - History|y19th century

Summary: Life on a wagon train was tough. Travelers wore through their shoes from so much walking. They left behind belongings along the trail when they could no longer carry them. Many didn't make it to their destination. This book engages readers with a familiar historical time period through surprising facts and more.

Oregon trail by Parkman, Francis 

Audio Book([Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC, 2007)

BTSB #: P02210 Available

Dewey: 978.02/NAges: 13-18   


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Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life Overland journeys to the Pacific West (U.S.) - History Oregon National Historic Trail

Summary: The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of renowned historian Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey during which he lived with the Dakota Sioux and passed through the Rockies. It was a journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles.

What was the Donner Party? [What Was?]by Hubbard, Ben 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2023)

BTSB #: 467314 Available

Dewey: 979/NAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 900 F&P: Z

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Subjects: Donner Party Pioneers - California - Biography Pioneers - West (U.S.) - Biography Overland journeys to the Pacific Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) - History|y19th century

Summary: Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter.