Jesse Chisholm
Sybil Jarnagin O'Rear
Presents the life story of the part-Cherokee trailblazer whose greatest accomplishment was bringing the Plains Indians to the peace table.
Read Time: ~1.6 hr
Children of the westward trail
by Rebecca Stefoff (1996)
About this book
Describes what life was like for those children who were uprooted from their midwestern homes and transported by their families across the frontier in wagons and on horseback.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreChildren of the westward trail Lead Character
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