Diary of Sallie Hester: A Covered Wagon Girl (First-Person Histories)

Teenager Sallie Hester and her family packed their supplies into a wagon and set off on a dangerous 2,000-mile journey to California. They faced disease, raging rivers, and blazing-hot deserts. Through it all, Sallie wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the Oregon Trail from someone who traveled it.