{"product_id":"trail-of-hope-9798218586034","title":"Trail of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1843, nearly a thousand settlers gathered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Independence, Missouri, their wagons laden with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edreams of Oregon's promised valleys. They came from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall walks of life-farmers, carpenters, merchants, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eartisans-each carrying generations of Eastern skills toward\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean uncertain Western future. This great migration would\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emark the first major wagon train to traverse the Oregon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrail, blazing a path that countless others would follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey stretched roughly two thousand miles across\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehalf a continent. Those who attempted it faced a gauntlet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof natural obstacles: the muddy Missouri plains, the harsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlatte River Valley, the towering Rocky Mountains, and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escorching Snake River desert. Disease, accidents, and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunforgiving elements claimed many lives along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet still they came, drawn by stories of fertile soil and fresh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeginnings in Oregon's Willamette Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of one such family-the Wheelers of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePennsylvania carried five generations of craft and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etradition toward Oregon's distant shore. Their journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewould test their physical endurance and understanding of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat makes a home. Like many others who attempted the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrail that year, they would learn that some treasures can only\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebe found by leaving everything familiar behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason F. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keystone Creative Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218586034","brand":"Keystone Creative Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369800040585,"sku":"9798218586034","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ac7e774b-fb15-4b49-ab12-21646edc01ff.jpg?v=1739857443","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/trail-of-hope-9798218586034","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}