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1	A Name of Her Own more books like this by Jane Kirkpatrick add to wishlist Based on the life of the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and settle in the Northwest, "A Name of Her Own" is the fictionalized account of a real woman's fight to establish a home in a new landscape, to survive in a nation at war, to protect her sons and raise them well, and, despite an abusive, alcoholic husband, to keep her marriage ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The First Mountain Man more books like this by William W Johnstone add to wishlist Outlaw Ezra Pease and his gang come back looking for revenge against Preacher. see all copies from $2.90! new only from $14.45! \| SVS
3	Reluctant Bridegroom more books like this by Gilbert Morris add to wishlist The Reluctant Bridegroom begins with Sky Winslow, the son of Chris and Dove Winslow, agreeing to return East and bring a wagon train of brides to the men of Oregon City. As experienced as he is on the trail, the past hurts of an unfaithful wife and the care for a twelve-year-old son who truly needs a mother's love make Sky an unlikely candidate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
4	Sisters of the Confederacy more books like this by Lauraine Snelling add to wishlist Warming countless hearts and bringing history to life, Lauraine Snelling's Sisters of the Confederacy is an exciting tale of courage, adventure, and romance. After finding her expected safe haven destroyed, Jesselyn Highwood must decide where to turn next. With no place left to go, Jesselyn decides to head west on the Oregon Trail. Here she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| SVS
5	Every Fixed Star more books like this by Jane Kirkpatrick add to wishlist Continuing the Tender Ties Historical Series, "Every Fixed Star" brings readers more of the dramatic, fictionalized account of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Long Way Home more books like this by Lauraine Snelling add to wishlist This Civil War series conclusion brings the Highwood family to places of peace and rest after separate journeys of faith. A Secret Refuge book 3. see all copies from $2.80! new only from $10.76! \| SVS
7	Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey more books like this by Lillian Schlissel add to wishlist This classic collection of excerpts from the writing of women who went west in the mid-19th century provides a vivid and personal picture of a time of unimaginable hardship accompanied by boundless optimism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Covered Wagon Women, 1 more books like this by Kenneth Holmes (Compiled by), Anne M Butler (Introduction by) add to wishlist 'Kenneth L. Holmes made the very wise editorial decision not to update, revise, or parenthetically correct the quirky and often fascinating prose of these nineteenth-century women...The writing is rich with the sounds of common speech and jargon ...and it should be a gold mine for students of everyday life' - John Mack Faragher, "Western ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $11.39! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The California Trail: An Epic with Many Heroes more books like this by George Rippey Stewart add to wishlist In 1841 and 1842 small groups of emigrants tried to discover a route to California passable by wagons. Without reliable maps or guides, they pushed ahead, retreated, detoured, split up, and regrouped, reaching their destination only at great cost of property and life. But they had found a trail, or cleared one, and by their mistakes had shown ... see all copies from $2.61! new only from $20.49! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Secret Refuge more books like this by Lauraine Snelling add to wishlist In the face of hardships and separation from her family, can Jesselynn Highwood keep the solemn promise she made to her dying father? Includes Daughter of Twin Oaks, Sisters of the Confederacy, and The Long Way Home. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Searching Hearts more books like this by Dorothy Garlock add to wishlist When lovely Tucker Houston decided to become a schoolteacher out West, she never expected to encounter Lucas Steele, a handsome wagon-master who would soon steal her heart away. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Santa Fe Woman more books like this by Gilbert Morris add to wishlist When the depression of the 1800s destroys the family's fortune, the Haydens venture west in search of a new livelihood. With her father in poor health and her Aunt Kate--a dedicated Christian--keeping charge over the younger siblings, Jori learns that romance, faith, and family prove to be the biggest fortunes of all. see all copies from $4.35! new only from $5.81! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Frontier Lady more books like this by Sarah Royce, Ralph H Gabriel (Editor), Katharine Royce (Foreword by) add to wishlist 'A graphic and moving picture of the gold rush to California' - "New York Times". 'Accounts have been written of many early journeys across the plains by those who accomplished them and California is rich in personal literature of the gold rush. Few of those memoirs have the drama and classic quality of that written from her 'pilgrimage diary' by ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $8.37! \| SVS
14 view cover	My Name Is America: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, Donner Party Expedition, 1846 more books like this by Rodman Philbrick, W R Philbrick add to wishlist This is the harrowing story of the Donner Party, a doomed expedition traveling west in 1846 that ends in cannibalism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.84! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60 more books like this by John D Unruh add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.24! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Westward Vision: The Story of the Oregon Trail more books like this by David Sievert Lavender add to wishlist "In one very real sense," David Lavender writes, "the story of the Oregon Trail begins with Columbus." This opening suggests the panoramic sweep of his history of that famous trail. In chiseled, colorful prose, Lavender illustrates the "westward vision" that impelled the early explorers of the American interior looking for a northwest passage and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Preacher's Showdown more books like this by William W Johnstone, J A Johnstone add to wishlist He came west to the Rockies as a young runaway and grew into a legend among the already legendary frontier mountain men. Now, Preacher is the only man with the skills to lead a wagon train on the last leg of the rugged Oregon trail. And Preacher is determined to get the pilgrims through safely. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party more books like this by Rachel K Laurgaard add to wishlist A wooden doll recalls the hope with which a group of pioneers begins their journey and the ordeals they face as they travel from Springfield, Illinois, to California. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Josefina Story Quilt more books like this by Eleanor Coerr add to wishlist Faith and her pet chicken, Josefina, travel by wagon train through the American West. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Last Crossing more books like this by Guy Vanderhaeghe add to wishlist In Canada in the year 1871, Charles and Addington Gaunt are sent by their father to locate Charles's twin, Simon, who has gone off on an expedition with a missionary to help convert the savages of the northwest territories to Christianity. Along with Jerry Potts, their half-Indian guide, the brothers set out on what turns out to be a life-changing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Mr Tucket more books like this by Gary Paulsen add to wishlist In this story set in 1848, a 14-year-old white settler named Francis Tucket is kidnapped by members of the Pawnee tribe as he and his family travel along the Oregon Trail. Rescued by a one-armed trapper named Mr. Grimes, Francis spends a difficult winter surviving in the wilderness and begins to question his place in "civilized" society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Dear America: All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail, Diary of Florrie Ryder more books like this by Megan McDonald, Megan MacDonald add to wishlist As her family crosses the Great Plains of the Midwestern prairie, Florrie Ryder encounters endless hardship as she undertakes this great adventure. see all copies from $1.99!
23 view cover	If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon more books like this by Ellen Levine add to wishlist A provocative question-and-answer format and a multitude of facts bring to life the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. New larger format with full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Stagecoach west more books like this by Ralph Moody add to wishlist 'The two decades between the California gold rush and the golden-spike ceremony in Utah comprised the golden age of stagecoaching in America. Around this sure-fire theme Ralph Moody has woven an accurate and colorful tapestry' - "Journal of American History". 'Step aboard [Moody's] coach and take a rollicking ride through prime Americana' - Mark L ... see all copies from $3.83! new only from $15.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Pioneers Go West more books like this by George Rippey Stewart add to wishlist In the spring of 1844, eleven covered wagons headed west from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Some 50 men, women and children made up the caravan, and a young man named Mose Schallenberger kept a journal of the trip. From Mose's notes, George Stewart has drawn firsthand information about the events of the journey, from dangerous encounters with Indians and ... see all copies from $3.63! new only from $34.00!

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