Children of the Covered Wagon : A Story of the Old Oregon Trail (1934)

by Mary Jane Carr

Other authors: Esther Brann (Illustrator), Bob Kuhn (Illustrator)

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Recounts the dangers and experiences of a covered wagon trip from Missouri to the Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1844. The story is told from the viewpoint of young Jerry Stephen who, with his cousin Jim and small Myra Dean, the doctor's daughter, went through their share of the perils of the journey bravely.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Mary Jane Carr	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Brann, Esther	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kuhn, Bob	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Westward Ho, the Wagons! [1961 film] by William Beaudine

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Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales Vol. 2 by Frank Reilly

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Children of the Covered Wagon : A Story of the Old Oregon Trail

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1934

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Oregon Trail (1844)

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Westward Ho the Wagons (1956 | IMDb)

Westward Ho the Wagons!: Ambush at Wagon Gap (1961 | IMDb)

Westward Ho the Wagons!: White Man's Medicine (1961 | IMDb)

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To My Mother and Father

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Jerry opened his eyes.

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Recounts the dangers and experiences of a covered wagon trip from Missouri to the Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1844. The story is told from the viewpoint of young Jerry Stephen who, with his cousin Jim and small Myra Dean, the doctor's daughter, went through their share of the perils of the journey bravely.

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