Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie Lou Wells

by Lisa Waller Rogers

Overview

It’s spring of 1878 on the Rockin’ W, and Hallie Lou Wells is as cross as any fourteen-year-old redhead has a right to be. Roundup is over; Hallie’s father will soon drive the cattle to Dodge City—and only boys are allowed! But in country where anything can happen, something does. When Mr. Wells learns that Mrs. Wells is having another baby, he decides to stay home. Hallie persuades him to let her take his place on the drive.Hallie’s Chisholm Trail diary, rich with depictions of ranch and trail life, is filled with adventures to engage any preteen reader, girl or boy. Following Hallie’s diary is a historic summary of life along the Chisholm Trail in 1878, complete with photographs and map, useful to young readers and teachers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896726703
Publisher:	Texas Tech University Press
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Series:	Lone Star Journals , #1
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	730L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Lisa Waller Rogers is the author of three Lone Star Journal novels for young readers, as well as an anthology, A Texas Sampler. She lives in Austin, Texas.