Pioneers and the Old West
There's more to settling a country than pan fried cornbread and Little House on the Prairie.
By Jamie McElroy
The United States has always been a country for explorers since the day it was founded. Take a journey back to the 19th century when the west was young and the Oregon Trail was the path to the American dream. Learn about the lifestyle of the settlers, the hardships of the journey, and lot of American history with these imagination capturing books.


Image of Bound for Oregon
Author: Jean Van Leeuwen
Image of Pioneer Cat (Stepping Stone, paper)
Author: William H. Hooks
Image of Roughing It on the Oregon Trail (The Time-Traveling Twins)
Author: Diane Stanley
Image of Daily Life in a Covered Wagon
Author: Paul Erickson
Image of You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer!: A Wilderness You'd Rather Not Tame (You Wouldn't Want to...)
Author: Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya
Image of How Would You Survive in the American West?
Author: Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya
Image of Rachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl
Author: Marissa Moss
Image of Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Author: Mary Ann Fraser
Image of Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Image of Dandelions
Author: Eve Bunting
Image of Cheyenne Again
Author: Eve Bunting
Image of Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail (Once Upon America)
Author: Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Image of Westward To Home: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary
Author: Patricia Hermes
Image of Little House on the Prairie
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder