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Daily Life in a Covered Wagon

Paul Erickson

Winner:Reading the West -Children's (1995)
This thrilling adventure back in time to the pioneering days of wagon trains uses real objects from the past in close-up to bring the period fully alive. Discover how a typical family from Indiana traveling to Oregon in a covered wagon really lived: how they dressed; what they ate; what they saw; how they survived the hazardous journey. Chronicles a day in the life of the Larkin family, from breakfast cooked over a campfire, until the first watch takes up duties for the night.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Puffin Books
  • Publish Date: Jul 1st, 1997
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.08in - 8.23in - 0.37in - 0.46lb
  • EAN: 9780140562125
  • Recommended age: 05-08
  • Categories: History - United States - 19th CenturyPlaces - United States

About the Author

Paul Erickson is the author of several non-fiction books for young readers, including DAILY LIFE IN A COVERED WAGON and DAILY LIFE ON A SOUTHERN PLANTATION.