TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wadsworth,Ginger
TI  - Words west: voices of young pioneers 
SN  - 0618234756
AV  - F596 .W24 2003
U1  - 917.804/2 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Clarion Books
KW  - Pioneers
KW  - Overland journeys to the Pacific
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index; Opening the West -- Preparations and leaving home -- Jumping off -- Hoping to go twenty miles in a day -- Oregon or bust -- California gold and other destinations -- Entertainment and celebrations -- Chores and chow -- Life, death, and accidents -- Indians -- Mother nature rules -- Dry and hot -- Over mountains -- The ever-changing trail and times -- In the promised land; School Library Journal, December 2003; Five Owls, October 2004; Kirkus Starred, October 2003; Horn Book, April 2004; Book Report, March 2004; Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2004; Library Media Connection, February 2004; Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, November 2004; 6.8; 5-8; Follett Library Resources
N2  - Excerpts from personal letters, journals, and memoirs help chronicle the experiences of children who traveled west with their families in covered wagons between 1830 and 1870
ER  -