Penniless and desperate for an adventure, Evie Lawrence moves to the Oregon Territory in 1851, intending to build a restaurant in one of the new settlements there.

How long was the Oregon Trail? What was the "Brown Gold Rush"? Learn surprising true facts about the Oregon Trail that will shock and amaze you! Features maps, a timeline, photos. Ages 8-12.

Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled.

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad.

Based on historical characters and events, "A Gathering of Finches" tells the story of a turn-of-the-century Oregon coastal couple and the consequences of their choices as seen through the eyes of the wife, her sister, and her Indian maid. The story emphasizes the message that real meaning is found not in money but in the relationships we nurture and in living our lives in obedience to God.

Grieving parents agree to raise a young orphan who struggles to find a place in their hearts and lives.

Excitement over the West inspired thousands of Americans in the mid-1800s to start new lives on the other side of the continent. The Oregon Trail follows the trials and hopes of the emigrant's journeys.