Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell

I loved this book!!! The diary of Hattie Campbell was on my “favorite” list of the Dear America books! I read it a couple times through, and than decided to buy it for myself after a few days!! Love it!!! Samantha

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie is one of my favorite books, and definetely my favorite on the Oregon Trail! I first read this in 1997 when it came out, and I've read it many times since then. This book tells the story, in diary form, of 13 year old Hattie Campbell. It starts out in 1847, in Missouri, when her family decides to travel with a wagon train to Oregon. There are river crossings, friendships, Indian encounters,... Read Full Review

I first read this book in March 1997 when it first came out. Even after three and a half years, and the reading of many more books, this remains of my favorite books ever. It brings the Oregon Trail to life and puts faces on the countless brave pioneers who braved the hardships of the trail to make new lives in the west. The narrator is a fictional thirteen-year-old farm girl from Missouri, Hattie Campbell. Through her diary,... Read Full Review

I really was amazed by the way Hattie dealt with all the joys and tragedies of traveling to Oregon. This book is a good starter for people who are hesitant to read Dear America diaries.

This book was tragic But adventureous. I felt like I was Hattie. It is about a girl who leaves her hometown in Booneville, Missora and heads out west to Oregon. Their are a lot of deaths in the story but none of Hattie's family members died on the Oergon trail so don't worry. I'm eight and I didn't have nightmares for a week but if I were you I would not let anybody under eight read this. they may get scared. There are great... Read Full Review