The first five books in Paulsen\'s saga of 14-year-old Francis Tucket, who is kidnapped by Pawnees while heading West on a wagon train on the Oregon Trail, are collected in this one volume.
But the real treasure lies at the end of the trail Tucket s home..
Together the three encounter bandits, soldiers, storms, eccentric travellers, and discover an ancient treasure.
Grimes, a one-armed mountain man, and later rescues Lottie and Billy, children abandoned on the prairie.
Along the way, Francis meets up with Mr.
His Adventures during the two-year search for his family teach him how to live by the harsh code of the wilderness, and give readers an exciting panoramic vision of the West at a time of settlement and of war with Mexico.
Fourteen-year-old Francis is heading West in a wagon train on the Oregon Trail when he s kidnapped by Pawnees.
The first five books in Paulsen\'s saga of 14-year-old Francis Tucket, who is kidnapped by Pawnees while heading West on a wagon train on the Oregon Trail, are collected in this one volume
