It Happened on the Oregon Trail includes twenty-nine unusual, remarkable, little known events that happened along the trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon's Willamette Valley. From Rufus K. Porter's brilliant plan to fly people to Oregon in hot air balloons, to the plight of a young girl who climbed Independence Rock to carve her name and was left behind by her wagon party, this book reveals the hidden stories about the trail.
It Happened on the Oregon Trail includes twenty-nine unusual, remarkable, little known events that happened along the trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon's Willamette Valley. From Rufus K. Porter's brilliant plan to fly people to Oregon in hot air balloons, to the plight of a young girl who climbed Independence Rock to carve her name and was left behind by her wagon party, this book reveals the hidden stories about the trail.
Tricia Martineau Wagner is an experienced elementary school teacher and a reading specialist. She was educated at Miami University and the University of Toledo, where she graduated with honors. She became intrigued with the westward migration of the pioneers when she flew over the Oregon Trail. She makes her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Mark, and their children Kelsey and Mitchell.
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(1) Introduction (2) Map of the Oregon Trail (3) Almost within Reach Early 1800s (4) A Man All Alone 1828 (5) Over the River or Through the Woods 1843 (6) For Better or For Worse 1845 (7) The Way Home 1845 (8) Just One More Day 1846 (9) He Who Laughs First 1847 (10) Turnarounds 1847 (11) Patience of a Saint 1847 (12) Up, Up, and Away 1849 (13) Unexpected Luxury 1849 (14) Against All Odds 1850 (15) The Marriage Bed 1850 (16) Etched in Stone 1852 (17) You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide 1852 (18) A Kindness Returned 1852 (19) Bubble Up 1852 (20) Just Around the River's Bend 1853 (21) Then and Now 1853 (22) The High Price of Steaks 1854 (23) A Trail Delicacy 1854 (24) Push Me, Pull Me 1856 (25) Girl Overboard 1859 (26) Wish Upon a Falling Star 1860 (27) A Trip to the Moon, Anyone? 1864 (28) Clouded Vision 1865 (29) Capturing History in the Making 1886 (30) Stuck in a Rut 1906 (31) Right of Way 1996 (32) A Potpourri of Oregon Trail Facts (33) Where to Visit the Oregon Trail (34) Bibliography (35) Index
(1) Introduction (2) Map of the Oregon Trail (3) Almost within Reach Early 1800s (4) A Man All Alone 1828 (5) Over the River or Through the Woods 1843 (6) For Better or For Worse 1845 (7) The Way Home 1845 (8) Just One More Day 1846 (9) He Who Laughs First 1847 (10) Turnarounds 1847 (11) Patience of a Saint 1847 (12) Up, Up, and Away 1849 (13) Unexpected Luxury 1849 (14) Against All Odds 1850 (15) The Marriage Bed 1850 (16) Etched in Stone 1852 (17) You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide 1852 (18) A Kindness Returned 1852 (19) Bubble Up 1852 (20) Just Around the River's Bend 1853 (21) Then and Now 1853 (22) The High Price of Steaks 1854 (23) A Trail Delicacy 1854 (24) Push Me, Pull Me 1856 (25) Girl Overboard 1859 (26) Wish Upon a Falling Star 1860 (27) A Trip to the Moon, Anyone? 1864 (28) Clouded Vision 1865 (29) Capturing History in the Making 1886 (30) Stuck in a Rut 1906 (31) Right of Way 1996 (32) A Potpourri of Oregon Trail Facts (33) Where to Visit the Oregon Trail (34) Bibliography (35) Index
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