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Forgotten facts about life on a wagon train / Kathleen Connors.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: History's forgotten factsPublisher: Buffalo, New York : Enslow Publishing, [2024]Description: 24 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781978537767
  • 197853776X
  • 9781978537750
  • 1978537751
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Westward! -- Get on the Train -- What to Bring -- A Long Walk -- Bread and Butter -- Danger and Death -- Sickness Spreads -- Life Goes On -- Sending a Message.
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 as was as curriculum-supporting social studies information. Historical images correlate with the main content, aiding in comprehension and providing a look at the daily life on a wagon train"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 978.02 C752 Available 33111011236599
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 as was as curriculum-supporting social studies information. Historical images correlate with the main content, aiding in comprehension and providing a look at the daily life on a wagon train.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Westward! -- Get on the Train -- What to Bring -- A Long Walk -- Bread and Butter -- Danger and Death -- Sickness Spreads -- Life Goes On -- Sending a Message.

"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 as was as curriculum-supporting social studies information. Historical images correlate with the main content, aiding in comprehension and providing a look at the daily life on a wagon train"-- Provided by publisher.

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