Towards the dream home

Author: (American) Virginia Reed, translated by Huang Lintao
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This is a true story, and its protagonist, Virginia Reed, was only 12 years old at the time. In the spring of 1846, she and her family traveled westward across the North American continent in a covered wagon, joining a caravan heading to California. Halfway through the journey, they heard about a shorter and easier route. They and another 20 wagons set off on the new path. However, they encountered trouble from the very beginning. They hacked through dense jungles and lost many cattle and wagons while crossing the desert. They endured the summer and then entered the fall, only to be blocked by the towering, snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains. Trapped by the blizzard in the valley, many people died of hunger and cold. The survivors were even forced to eat the remains of their loved ones. The 12-year-old Virginia would never forget that winter.