Apples to Oregon: being the (slightly) true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9780689847691
Category
Picture Book (Fiction)
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Tags
ALA notable childrens books, Golden Kite Award, School Library Journal Best Books, Spur Awards, Picture books for children, Iowa, Oregon, 19th century, American Westward Expansion, Westward Expansion, 1800s, apple, families, family relationships, Frontier and Pioneer Life, frontier, Pioneers, fruit trees, overland journeys to the Pacific, survival
Abstract
A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling.
Number of Copies
1
