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Rachel's Journal

Name: Rachel's Journal
ISBN: 9780152021689

The Story of a Pioneer Girl

Marissa Moss

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 1, 2001

Reading lane: 19th-Century U.S.

Traveling by covered wagon, young Rachel and her family follow the Oregon Trail from Illinois all the way to California.

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Why This Clicks

Trailside Pages

Rachel’s handwritten journal brings the long Oregon Trail journey close, mementos and all.

Come here for

The Oregon Trail through one young traveler’s journal
A seven-month crossing, with mementos gathered along the way

Expect

Rough terrain on the route from Illinois to California
Rachel’s own account, preserving details of the trip

Book Details

Authors: Marissa Moss
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: May 1, 2001
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: 19th-Century U.S. · US Biographies
Reading lane: 19th-Century U.S.

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US Biographies
Historical / General
19th-Century U.S.
YA Biographical Fiction

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YA Family Stories
YA Stories About Girls & Women
Colonial & Revolutionary YA
19th-Century US YA

About This Book

Traveling by covered wagon, young Rachel and her family follow the Oregon Trail from Illinois all the way to California. The terrain is rough and the seven-month trip is filled with adventure. Rachel's own handwritten journal chronicles every detail and features cherished "pasted-in" mementos gathered along the way.