Book Overview
In the spring of 1906 the Scott family traveled six hundred miles by covered wagon in search of relief from asthma and rheumatism--from St. Paul, Nebraska, to Thermopolis, Wyoming. The entire trip, recounted by a youngster, is full of vividly remembered adventures. There are encounters with Indians, sheepmen, and freighters; crises involving rattlesnakes, black ants, rock avalanches, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever; descriptions of hunting antelope and camping out under the stars. More excitement is in store when the family settles on a small ranch at the edge of the badlands. The Covered Wagon is charmingly illustrated by sketches that Lynn Scott originally drew for his grandchildren.
