The Covered Wagon and Other Adventures - Hardcover

Scott, Lynn H.

9780803241794: The Covered Wagon and Other Adventures

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803241798 ISBN 13: 9780803241794

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1987

In the spring of 1906 the Scott family traveled six hundred miles by covered wagon in search of relief from asthma and rheumatism—from St. Paul, Nebraska, to Thermopolis, Wyoming. The entire trip, recounted by a youngster, is full of vividly remembered adventures. There are encounters with Indians, sheepmen, and freighters; crises involving rattlesnakes, black ants, rock avalanches, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever; descriptions of hunting antelope and camping out under the stars. More excitement is in store when the family settles on a small ranch at the edge of the badlands.

The Covered Wagon is charmingly illustrated by sketches that Lynn Scott originally drew for his grandchildren.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 6 Up Chronicles of the Scott family1906 to 1923by one of the sons. Pa, who called himself ``half a man'' because he suffered from asthma, had impaired use of his left leg, and had lost most of his left arm in an accident, wandered with his family in search of a climate kindly to his health. They went by wagon and by train from Nebraska to Wyoming; back to Nebraska; to Medford, Oregon; down to Pomona, California; and back to Nebraska. Despite his infirmities, Pa is a giant of a man when judged by his never-giving-in accomplishments. The account abounds with anecdotes of adventures on the trail and in the family's homesparticularly in a cabin in the woods south of Medford. As a picture of traveling and settling life at the time this is valuable, but it must be read for what it isnot a formal, literary tale shaped with suspense and selected incidents, but an honest telling and hence potentially useful as a resource for students and scholars. The non-artistic line drawings that illustrate the book are informative. George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
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Review:

"Lynn Scott’s book will make you wish you had been there, too."—Charles Kuralt (Charles Kuralt )

"Vivid and engrossing."—New York Times Book Review (New York Times Book Review )

"Scott's story is full of family spirit and awesome details for today's kids—a real treat for kids in 1906 was ten cents worth of raisins. This is a useful resource for teachers looking for ways to bring American history alive."—Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Reviews )

"What was it like when you were a kid? Lynn H. Scott gives us his answer In [a] delightful memoir of the West at the turn of the century. . . . His drawings add flavor to this colorful little book."—Southwest Review (Southwest Review )

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