Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail

Why did a half-million Americans walk from Missouri to Oregon? Were they escaping malaria? Seizing land from the British? Seeking out a better life? Classroom-friendly, The Oregon Trail is an easy-to-digest introduction to this historic route, to those who blazed and followed it, and to its pivotal impact on the shape of North America. Although the two-hour series is inefficiently divided between four separate cassettes, each half-hour program is conveniently divided into short two- to four-minute chapters, each focusing on a specific aspect of the journey, perfect for fourth- to eighth-grade classroom viewing and discussion. Excerpts from men and women's diaries, archival photos, and reenactments help the viewer feel what life must have been like on the trail, capturing the fear, heartbreak, and breathtaking sights early pioneers experienced. The videos dispel myths of Native American violence, explaining that the Cheyenne and Pawnee people were far more likely to offer assistance or trade with the pioneers than to attack them. The series avoids in-depth discussion of politics or placing the trail in a larger historical context, focusing instead on the elements that will be most interesting to students: Did more pioneers die from gunshot wounds or being run over by wagon wheels? Why were oxen better than horses? Why did kids walk instead of ride in the wagons? For anyone curious about what life was like on the Oregon Trail, this is a great, easy-to-follow introduction. --Tara Chace

Genre: Western
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Year:
1945
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Train conductor:
I'm glad it didn't happen on my run. That Dawson gang is plenty tough.

Jim Parker:
So I've heard!

Andy Kline:
OK, but you'll have to give up your gun.

Jim Parker:
What for?

Andy Kline:
Road agents.

Jim Parker:
But I'm not a road agent!

Andy Kline:
Maybe not, but since these parts have become the campin' ground for every scallywag from Hades to breakfast, you can't take any chances.

Holdup man:
Alright folks, line up nice like and kindly put your contributions in here.

George Layton:
This'll be the sorriest day you've ever seen! I'm George Layton!

Holdup man:
Yeah? And I'm Harvey Dawson!

George Layton:
I own the town of Gunsight and I'll have you...

Holdup man:
All you'll have is a pair of wings to float to heaven with if you don't close that trap and get busy!

George Layton:
It just doesn't make sense.

Jill Layton:
What?

George Layton:
Elmer.

Jill Layton:
Elmer?

George Layton:
Yes. Anybody that'd tack a name like that on that rip-snorter oughta have his head examined.

George Layton:
What happened?

Dick Pendleton:
I blasted the lawless element with printer's ink and they returned the complement.

Johnny Slade:
You rat!

Elmer Smith:
If your hands go in those pockets, I'll kill you.

Judge J. Frothingham Smythe:
This court is now in session - Judge J. Frothingham Smythe at the bar... at the bar of justice, of course.

Andy Kline:
Well I'll be a cross-eyed coyote!

Granny Layton:
Save your strength for Pendleton. This door needs a feminine touch.

Sunset Carson:
Granny, what a safecracker you'd have made!

Granny Layton:
Oh, if I were only 50 years younger.

Jill Layton:
Why, Granny!

Granny Layton:
W-well are we going to stand here all day and let him fight the whole town alone? Go on, get a move on and go down to the barn and hitch up the buckboard and the team and I'll collect the artillery!

Granny Layton:
You're not going to let Sunset get away are you?

Jill Layton:
But what'll I do?

Granny Layton:
Hogtie and brand him, or I'll disown you! Come on.

Granny Layton:
Skedaddle!

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