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A review by aklibrarychick
Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen
3.0
Good descriptive narrative of a young girl's trip to Oregon in the 1850s. Based on a true account. Mary Ellen, at nine, is the oldest of three girls. Her father and stepmother are taking them to Oregon, along with John, a fifteen year old neighbor boy whose family cannot keep him.
What really comes through is the travelers' patience, common sense, determination, and quiet faith. When things get tough, time and again they turn to God for comfort. As in all pioneer stories, I'm always amazed at their ingenuity, their ability to create something from nothing. These people had amazing courage to leave their familiar world on what was known to be a very long and difficutl journey. This is a newer book (1994) so the situation and predicament of Native Americans is dealt with in a sensitive and compassionate way, none of that "bloodthirsty savages" nonsense you sometimes see in older western/pioneer stories.
What really comes through is the travelers' patience, common sense, determination, and quiet faith. When things get tough, time and again they turn to God for comfort. As in all pioneer stories, I'm always amazed at their ingenuity, their ability to create something from nothing. These people had amazing courage to leave their familiar world on what was known to be a very long and difficutl journey. This is a newer book (1994) so the situation and predicament of Native Americans is dealt with in a sensitive and compassionate way, none of that "bloodthirsty savages" nonsense you sometimes see in older western/pioneer stories.