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Francis Tucket travels the Oregon Trail aboard a wagon, confronting the challenges of frontier life. He is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians, encounters a one‑armed fellow traveler, rescues abandoned children, and endures bandits and fierce storms on his trek home. The story blends the hardships and heroics of overland journeys to the Pacific.
First publish date: September 23, 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gary Paulsen
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