TY - BOOK AU - Thompson,Linda TI - The Oregon Trail T2 - Expansion of America SN - 1595152253 (hardcover) AV - F597 .T48 2005 U1 - 978/.02 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Vero Beach, Fla. PB - Rourke Pub. KW - Overland journeys to the Pacific KW - Pioneers KW - Oregon National Historic Trail KW - Juvenile literature KW - sears KW - Oregon Trail N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index; The call to go west -- Too wild and far away -- The missionaries and early followers -- The great migration; 8.9; Follett Library Resources; 3-6; Follett Library Resources N2 - Describes the events and circumstances that led great numbers of Americans to cross West on the Oregon Trail in the mid-nineteenth century and the experiences of many who did ER -