The Covered Wagon and Other Adventures - Hardcover

Scott, Lynn H.

9780803241794: The Covered Wagon and Other Adventures

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803241798 ISBN 13: 9780803241794

Publisher: Bison Books, 1987

In the spring of 1906 the Scott family traveled six hundred miles by covered wagon in search of relief from asthma and rheumatism--from St. Paul, Nebraska, to Thermopolis, Wyoming. The entire trip, recounted by a youngster, is full of vividly remembered adventures. There are encounters with Indians, sheepmen, and freighters; crises involving rattlesnakes, black ants, rock avalanches, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever; descriptions of hunting antelope and camping out under the stars. More excitement is in store when the family settles on a small ranch at the edge of the badlands."The Covered Wagon" is charmingly illustrated by sketches that Lynn Scott originally drew for his grandchildren.

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Review:

"Lynn Scott's book will make you wish you had been there, too."-Charles Kuralt -- Charles Kuralt "Vivid and engrossing."-New York Times Book Review New York Times Book Review "Scott's story is full of family spirit and awesome details for today's kids-a real treat for kids in 1906 was ten cents worth of raisins. This is a useful resource for teachers looking for ways to bring American history alive."-Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews "What was it like when you were a kid? Lynn H. Scott gives us his answer In [a] delightful memoir of the West at the turn of the century... His drawings add flavor to this colorful little book."-Southwest Review Southwest Review

Synopsis:

The author recounts family trips, by covered wagon to the natural hot springs in Thermopolis, Wyoming, and by train to the forests of southwest Oregon, in the early 1900s.

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