Beyond the frontier
Edward F. Dolan
Describes the journeys west made by many settlers in the mid-1800s--mostly overland, but also by sea--discussing their reasons for going, the difficulties they faced, and life on the way.
Read Time: ~0.5 hr
Diary of Sallie Hester
by Sallie Hester (2014)
About this book
Presents excerpts from the diary of Sallie Hester, a teenager who traveled West on the Oregon Trail in a wagon train in the mid-1800s. This book presents excerpts from the diary of Sallie Hester, a teenager who traveled west on the Oregon Trail in a wagon train in the mid-1800s.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreDiary of Sallie Hester Lead Character
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Charles Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle:
Charles Darwin
I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own accommodations, that I volunteered my services, which received, through the kindness of the hydrographer, Captain Beaufort, the sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty.