The Covered Wagon: : about a group of pioneers traveling through the old West from Kansas to Oregon. Paperback – Import, 11 August 2016

Great book on early Pacific Northwest. If you like this book you will also want to read the following 99-cent similar books:1.  In the Beginning: Early Pioneer Days at Fort Nisqually, the Earliest Settlement in Western Washington (1905) 2.  Expedition to Oregon (1914) 3.  Overland to Oregon in the Tracks of Lewis and Clarke: History of the First Emigration to Oregon in 1843 (1904) 4.  Ross Cox and His Adventures as a Fur Trader on the Columbia River in 1812 (1911) 5.  Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume I (1831) (Linked Table of Contents) 6.  Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume II (1831) (Linked Table of Contents) 7.  Ka-mi-akin, the Last Hero of the Yakimas (1917) 8.  The Canoe and the Saddle: Adventures Among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests (1871) (Linked Contents) 9.  The New Found Journal of Charles Floyd: A Sergeant Under Captains Lewis and Clark (1894) 10.  The Story of Marcus Whitman: Early Protestant Missions in the Northwest (1895) (Active Table of Contents)In the Beginning: Early Pioneer Days at Fort Nisqually, the Earliest Settlement in Western Washington (1905)Expedition to Oregon (1914)Overland to Oregon in the Tracks of Lewis and Clarke: History of the First Emigration to Oregon in 1843 (1904)Ross Cox and His Adventures as a Fur Trader on the Columbia River in 1812 (1911)Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume I (1831) (Linked Table of Contents)Adventures on the Columbia River, Volume II (1831) (Linked Table of Contents)Ka-mi-akin, the Last Hero of the Yakimas (1917)The Canoe and the Saddle: Adventures Among the Northwestern Rivers and Forests (1871) (Linked Contents)The New Found Journal of Charles Floyd: A Sergeant Under Captains Lewis and Clark (1894)The Story of Marcus Whitman: Early Protestant Missions in the Northwest (1895) (Active Table of Contents)

It looks like someone used a text reader to scan an old copy of the book, and then didn't bother to go through and fix any of the hundreds upon hundreds of spelling errors created by the process. Chapter headings and page numbers appear at random times, smack in the middle of the text. At times I have to guess at about every fifth word. Random spaces appear in the middle of words. Let me give you an example. Here is a literal sentence from the book (who knows what page, as the page numbers are scattered throughout the text): "But by now it was too late. A sudden accession *'..: the force of the wind increased the speed of the fn ,. The little line near Molly's wagon spared it, but caug]t strength." So what do I do now? Keep it? I still want to read the book, but my option for returning it is to receive "the exact same item," but I don't want another defective item. Send it back and find a copy at a used book store? Come on, Amazon! Books are supposed to be your thing!

This is a two book series in which the books are not related in characters, location, or time period. Both stories are interesting and follow a realistic time line with sufficient history to learn additional details of the times and hardships. I found the detailed descriptions of so many items such as locations, events, people, objects, and almost everything else to be overwhelming. That degree of detail could have been considerbly reduced without any loss to the original stories or effects. The characters were real enough and displayed human shortfalls and weekness which added to the story of the typical good guy wins and the bad guy looses. Because of the over focus on details of objects such as flowers, rocks, clothes and other such items, I cannot give these two books the highest rating.

Any fan of the old west will dive deeply into this tale. I was drawn into the trials and struggles of these families, and the personalities of the characters kept me aching to turn the page to see what happens next. I fell in love with the sweetheart of the saga and laughed at the shenanigans of those who vied for her attention. A great read, with delightful characters. Recommended.

A interesting western book about families heading West in covered wagons. It has Indians shooting love fighting kit Carson and other names of the western legends