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First publish date: 1955
Subjects: Juvenile fiction
Authors: William O. Steele
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Westward Ho! The Story of the Oregon Trail by Martha M. Hamilton
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The Young Traveler's Oregon Trail by Robert W. Gray
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Journey to the West: The Oregon Trail by Jim Murphy
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