Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie Lou Wells: South Texas, 1878

Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie Lou Wells: South Texas, 1878It 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

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."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 05/01/2010
ISBN: 9780896726703
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 48327 / Get Along, Little Dogies: The Chisholm Trail Diary of Hallie Lou Wells: South Texas, 1878
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4