The Oregon Trail by Matt Doeden

The Oregon Trail

An Interactive History Adventure

Matt Doeden

Capstone · Print & ebook · July 1, 2013

You?re living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion.

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Who it’s for
Explore westward expansion through choices drawn from real people's experiences.
Themes
Westward expansion, Oregon Trail migration, Changes to American Indian life
Genres
19th-Century U.S., Westerns, Exploration & Discovery

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About this book

You?re living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Settlers are heading west on the Oregon Trail as they seek better lives. Will you: Go west with your family as part of a wagon train? Serve as a trail guide for a group of settlers? Try to cope with the changes in your way of life as a western American Indian? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next.

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The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to poverty, or even to death.

History by Choice

Explore westward expansion through choices drawn from real people's experiences.

Come here for

  • A choice-driven look at life along the Oregon Trail
  • Perspectives ranging from settlers to western American Indians

Expect

  • Decisions that can lead to opportunity, poverty, or death
  • An interactive history adventure

Where it sits

19th-Century U.S.83%
Exploration & Discovery40%
Westerns40%

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Publisher categories

  • Adventure & Explorers
  • Exploration & Discovery
  • U.S. Places
Authors
Matt Doeden
Publisher
Capstone
Published
July 1, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Westward expansion · Oregon Trail migration · Changes to American Indian life
Reading lane
Adventure & Explorers