Originally serialized in Knickerbocker's Magazine between 1847 and 1849, The Oregon Trail is a fascinating chronicle of Francis Parkman's travels on the Oregon Trail during the summer of 1846 through the western states of Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. Living and hunting with a tribe of Native Americans for a period of time, Francis Parkman captures the spirit of the old west in this gripping 19th century narrative. Fans of the old west...

Through a kindred Indian spirit, Katherine Hampton, is mysteriously taken back in time to witness her great, great, great grandmother, Mary Kate Martin's, life. Mary Kate Martin is a beautiful, vibrant, young girl forced to leave her homeland to travel along the Oregon Trail. Her journey takes place in the mid 1800's and is an epic one, filled with tragedy, love, sorrow and finally, happiness. As each detail of Mary Kate's life is revealed to Katherine...

"Missouri, 1860. Rumors of war between the North and South are spreading across the land. In rural Green County, many of the farmers are already choosing sides. But not John Zachary. His loyalties lie with his family first--and his heart is telling him to go west. Hoping to build a new life in the fertile valleys of Oregon, he convinces his best friend, Emmitt Braxton, to pack up their families and join him on a wagon train across the Oregon Trail....