Diary of Sallie Hester: A Covered Wagon Girl

by Sallie Hester

Overview

Teenager Sallie Hester and her family packed their supplies into a wagon and set off on a dangerous 2,000 mile journey to California. They faced disease, raging rivers, and blazing hot deserts. Through it all, Sallie wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the Oregon Trail from someone who traveled it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476551364
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Series:	First-Person Histories Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	860L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

A Dangerous Journey West 4

The Diary of Sallie Hester 1849-1850 6

Honoring a Part of U.S. History 28

Timeline 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 31

Internet Sites 32

Index 32

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