Reviews for It Happened On the Oregon Trail (It Happened In Series)

The average rating for It Happened On the Oregon Trail (It Happened In Series) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-01 00:00:00 Salvatore Distefano "Upon reaching The Dalles, an important trading center and a place of rocky rapids along the Columbia River, the emigrants had a decision to make." Maybe I was expecting too much from this book, but some of the stories felt over-the-top compared to the source material it's based on. The stories were short which made them easy to digest but I was hoping for more content or details. I was also really surprised by the use of the word 'Indian' throughout this book. While it would have been the word people travelling on the Oregon trail would have used it's considered a pretty outdated word, particularly in the Northwest, and it made me wonder if there are other aspects of the stories that got overlooked as well. Overall it's a decent collection of stories about the Oregon trail that I hadn't heard before but I found the writing a bit distracting.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-09-29 00:00:00 Lee Keller The last story in this book is about my third great grandmother Rebecca Burdick Winters, a Mormon pioneer mother, and her family's journey to Utah on the Oregon trail. I grew up knowing her life story and the amazing and miraculous legacy she left. Although this story is just a summary, I was impressed with the author's accuracy compared to family history. It was very well done. I am looking forward to reading about all of the men, women and children in this book who endured incredible hardships and sacrificed so much for us today. These intriguing short stories are a wonderful resource for teaching children about the great Westward migration of the United States in a captivating and interesting way.