"Basing her story on the published accounts of her true-life heroine, Mary Ellen Todd, Van Leeuwen describes a family\'s tumultuous journey along the Oregon Trail in 1852." -- Publishers Weekly With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim unchartered Oregon Territory.
But as winter draws.
Crossing rough terrain and encountering hostile people, the Todds show their true pioneering spirit. "Basing her story on the published accounts of her true-life heroine, Mary Ellen Todd, Van Leeuwen describes a family\'s tumultuous journey along the Oregon Trail in 1852." -- Publishers Weekly With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim unchartered Oregon Territory
