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J BIO CLARK
J BIO CLARK
Summary
Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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J BIO HUFTALEN
J BIO HUFTALEN
Summary
Presents excerpts from the diary of Sarah Gillespie, a pioneer girl living in Iowa in the late 1860s
Presents excerpts from the diary of Sarah Gillespie, a pioneer girl living in Iowa in the late 1860s
Title
Donner Dinner Party
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J COMICS HALE
J COMICS HALE
Summary
The Reed family struggles to survive the wagon train journey from Illinois to California as members of the ill-fated Donner Party.
The Reed family struggles to survive the wagon train journey from Illinois to California as members of the ill-fated Donner Party.
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J COMICS HISTORYS KID HEROES
J COMICS HISTORYS KID HEROES
Summary
On January 12, 1888, when a blizzard blows off the roof of their schoolhouse on what had been an unseasonably warm day in Nebraska, Sarah and Annie are roped together with the other children and led by their teacher out into the storm and, hopefully, to the safety of her house.
On January 12, 1888, when a blizzard blows off the roof of their schoolhouse on what had been an unseasonably warm day in Nebraska, Sarah and Annie are roped together with the other children and led by their teacher out into the storm and, hopefully, to the safety of her house.
Title
Journey of a Pioneer
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J E 979.503 MUR
J E 979.503 MUR
Summary
Olivia Clark describes her family's journey as they move from their home in Missouri to the Oregon Territory while following the Oregon Trail through her diary.
Olivia Clark describes her family's journey as they move from their home in Missouri to the Oregon Territory while following the Oregon Trail through her diary.
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J E BYARS
J E BYARS
Summary
May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.
May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.
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J E COERR
J E COERR
Summary
Sixteen-year-old Bill finds adventure when he becomes a rider for the Pony Express (though his letters home never hint at the dangers he encounters).
Sixteen-year-old Bill finds adventure when he becomes a rider for the Pony Express (though his letters home never hint at the dangers he encounters).
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J E SANDIN
J E SANDIN
Summary
Carl Erik, a recent immigrant from Sweden, becomes the man of the house when his father and uncle go to work in a logging camp, and he learns many things about life in Minnesota while attending school, doing his chores, and trying to put meat on the table.
Carl Erik, a recent immigrant from Sweden, becomes the man of the house when his father and uncle go to work in a logging camp, and he learns many things about life in Minnesota while attending school, doing his chores, and trying to put meat on the table.
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J F AMERICAN GIRLS
J F AMERICAN GIRLS
Summary
Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.
Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.
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J F AVI
J F AVI
Summary
Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.
Determined to find his nineteen-year-old uncle and best friend, Jesse, who left for Colorado to find enough gold to pay the mortgage and save the family's Iowa farm, twelve-year-old Early Whittcomb joins up with a barber, his wife, and his daughter on a wagon train heading for the gold fields near Pike's Peak in 1858.
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J F BLOS
J F BLOS
Summary
A series of letters and newspaper articles reveals life in California in the 1850s, especially for thirteen-year-old Eldora, who was raised in Massachusetts as an orphan only to meet her influential mother in San Francisco, and Luke, who hopes to find a fortune in gold.
A series of letters and newspaper articles reveals life in California in the 1850s, especially for thirteen-year-old Eldora, who was raised in Massachusetts as an orphan only to meet her influential mother in San Francisco, and Luke, who hopes to find a fortune in gold.
Title
Trouble River
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J F BYARS
J F BYARS
Summary
When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.
When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.
Title
Charlotte's Rose
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J F CANNON
J F CANNON
Summary
As a twelve-year-old Welsh immigrant carries a motherless baby along the Mormon Trail in 1856, she comes to love the baby as her own and fear the day the baby's father will reclaim her.
As a twelve-year-old Welsh immigrant carries a motherless baby along the Mormon Trail in 1856, she comes to love the baby as her own and fear the day the baby's father will reclaim her.
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J F COATS
J F COATS
Summary
Jane is excited to be part of Mr. Mercer's expedition to bring orphans and Civil War widows to Washington Territory, but life out west isn't at all what she expected.
Jane is excited to be part of Mr. Mercer's expedition to bring orphans and Civil War widows to Washington Territory, but life out west isn't at all what she expected.
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J F COULOUMBIS
J F COULOUMBIS
Summary
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.
After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read.