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Rachel's Journal by Marissa Moss

Rachel's Journal

The Story of a Pioneer Girl

Marissa Moss

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 1, 2001

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

Exploration & Discovery19th Century U.S.Westernsgirls
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Who it’s for
Rachel’s handwritten journal brings the long Oregon Trail journey close, mementos and all.
Themes
Oregon Trail migration, Family journey, Adventure
Genres
19th-Century U.S., Exploration & Discovery, Westerns

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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.

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

Where it sits

19th-Century U.S.87%
Exploration & Discovery43%
Westerns35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • US Biographies
  • Historical Fiction
  • 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
Authors
Marissa Moss
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 1, 2001
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Oregon Trail migration · Family journey · Adventure
Reading lane
US Biographies