
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847
Title: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 Author: Kristiana Gregory ISBN: 9780590226516 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Published: 1997 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Edition: First Edition Number of Pages: 168 Section: Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century Publisher Description: Now that we're in the North Platte River Valley the air feels dry and thin. My lips are so chapped they bleed when I talk. The only thing to do is dip our fingers in to the bucket of axle grease and rub our lips every hour or so. It smells bad, it tastes bad, and the blowing dust sticks.