Project Gutenberg 2004-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 148 Hough, Emerson 1857 1923 The Covered Wagon Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Covered Wagon" by Emerson Hough is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the westward expansion of the United States in the mid-19th century, the narrative follows a group of pioneers, including the Wingate family and other settlers, as they embark on a perilous journey to Oregon in search of opportunity and a new life. Central to the story are characters like Jesse and Molly Wingate, as well as William Banion, whose interactions and conflicts provide insight into the hopes, dreams, and struggles of those taking part in this significant migration. The opening of "The Covered Wagon" introduces the Wingate family as they prepare to join a caravan heading west. Molly Wingate, a young, vibrant schoolteacher, eagerly anticipates the journey alongside her brother Jed and parents Jesse and Molly Sr. Amid the excitement, tensions arise, especially regarding suitors vying for Molly's affection, particularly between the confident Sam Woodhull and the seasoned former soldier William Banion. As the caravan begins to form and the magnitude of the journey becomes apparent, a sense of urgency and organization is illustrated through Jesse's election as train captain and Banion's military background. Themes of adventure, personal ambition, and the trials of building community in uncharted territories begin to emerge, setting the stage for what promises to be an epic tale of endurance and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction Wagon trains -- Fiction Oregon National Historic Trail -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 596733 575061 2024-10-06T07:47:22.759211 2023-10-06T09:01:51.147501 text/html text/html 581989 2020-12-18T04:52:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2086165 2020-12-18T04:52:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2169518 2024-10-06T07:47:47.703063 application/epub+zip 2179524 2024-10-06T07:47:32.857157 application/epub+zip 298326 2024-10-06T07:47:24.694204 application/epub+zip 4618665 2024-10-06T07:47:54.193056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4559016 2024-10-06T07:47:39.906111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464944 2022-09-07T01:54:58.463796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507005 506918 2024-10-06T07:47:20.623226 2023-10-06T09:01:49.467996 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 506879 2020-12-18T04:52:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202556 2020-12-18T04:52:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 506869 2020-12-18T04:52:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202492 2020-12-18T04:52:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23063 2024-10-06T07:47:54.365025 application/rdf+xml 13970 2024-10-06T07:47:25.305183 image/jpeg 3655 2024-10-06T07:47:25.020179 image/jpeg 2154270 2024-10-06T07:47:22.845239 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia