The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California history and children from the colonial

and children from the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in late 20th century Alaska

and the interconnectedness of all life

Knight and Helen Henry Smith

The book includes fun

she must find the courage to defy her father in order to save the rest of her family

The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California history and children from the colonialA popular guidebook during the western expansion and a valuable collectible today, The Emigrants Guide was first published in 1845. While the book introduced those heading west to the beauty and habitable nature of the Pacific coast, it had considerable shortcomings it was the guide used by the ill fated Donner Party.