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Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail

Pages: 128
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Published: 1 May 1994
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Description

In 1851, 12-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins a wagon train headed for California.   As he makes his way across the country, Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing life on the rugged Overland Trail.   Extensively researched, with episodes based on true incidents, "the epistolary format and character development offer solid reading. "-- Booklist   

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