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A heart for any fate : westward to Oregon, 1845 Cover Image Book Book

A heart for any fate : westward to Oregon, 1845 / Linda Crew.

Crew, Linda (Author).

Summary:

Seventeen-year-old Lovisa King leaves Missouri for the Oregon Territory in 1845. A Heart for Any Fate, based on the history of a company of real pioneers, tells the story of the King family, whose careful plans are challenged by the harsh, unforeseen realities of overland travel. The family makes the unfortunate decision to follow guide Stephen Meek, who leads them into blistering weather, drought, and treacherous river crossings along a shortcut that becomes known as the Terrible Trail.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1932010262 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781932010268 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: x, 247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: New edition.
  • Publisher: Portland, Or. : Ooligan Press, [2009]

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General Note:
"New edition with foreword by Jennifer Armstrong"--Cover.

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Subject: Overland journeys to the Pacific > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Juvenile fiction.
Oregon National Historic Trail > Juvenile fiction.
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Family life > Fiction.
West (U.S.) > Fiction

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Helix Public Library.

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