![]() ![]() Mary Todd loved to tell stories of her family's travels west to her own children and her daughter, Adrietta Applegate Hixon, eventually wrote her mother's stories down. Most of the story involves the dangers, adventures and triumphs of the Todd family.īound for Oregon is based on a true story of the real life Mary Ellen Todd. Although President Lincoln is discussed, this is a really brief side note to the story. It tells the story of the Todd family as they make their way from Arkansas to Oregon in the 1850's, when the country began making rumblings about the issue of slavery. Given the fact that the Bookworms and I have been discussing life in the Wild West and I've been reading up on travels by covered wagon, Bound for Oregon made for a very fun mommy read. I decided it was high time and I'm glad that I didn't wait any longer to read it. ![]() (Not the politics of it, mind you, just the beauty.) I see copies of Bound for Oregon around and about but I've not picked up a copy to read for myself until very recently. Since arriving in this beautiful state I have come to appreciate and love it. However, I'm not a native Oregonian so perhaps that has bought me some time. ![]() It might be shameful that it took me "so long" to read this book. ![]()
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