Author

Publication

2000 - Delacorte, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

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Word Count

23250 words, Guess

Page Count

93 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivetucketshome00paul
  • ISBN-100385326483
  • ISBN-139780385326483
  • Goodreads1902817
  • Library of Congress Control Number99045315
and 1 more

Description

Francis Tucket, Lottie and Billy have survived extraordinary, hair-raising adventures in their quest to find Francis's family, lost when he was kidnapped from a wagon train on the Oregon Trail. Now they meet up with a British explorer, bloodthirsty soldiers, and in a tragic, heroic encounter, with Jason Grimes, the mountain man. Their way is made more treacherous still by the secret they carry, the ancient gold they discovered in a Spanish grave. In this final adventure they head home at last, and an epilogue tells what happens to them on the Oregon frontier.From the Trade Paperback edition.

First Sentence

Francis Tucket lay quietly, the sun warming his back, and watched a small herd of buffalo below him in a depression on the prairie.

Description

Francis, Lottie, and Billy survive a series of hair-raising adventures while on their way west to the Oregon Trail, where they hope to find the Tucket family.

Subjects

Topics

FictionSurvivalWestern storiesJuvenile fictionAdventure storiesChildren's fictionFrontier and pioneer life

Places

West (U.S.)

Genres

  • Juvenile fiction

Other Editions

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