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.

4) The hero Beowulf

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2005

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A simple, brief retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.

5) America's own Mark Twain

Author

Eaton, Jeanette

Publisher

Morrow

Pub. Date

1958

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Leonard Everett Fisher

1) The gods and goddesses of ancient China

2) The Great Wall of China

3) The Oregon Trail

4) The hero Beowulf

5) America's own Mark Twain