A Tale of the Oregon Trail

by Carolyn R. Scheidies

Travel the Oregon Trail with Sara, her younger brother and her parents, as they head west from Boston, ride down the Missouri River and follow the Great Platte River Road in an adventure of a lifetime to fulfill their dream to settle in Oregon. (Fiction)

52 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2006

About the author

Carolyn R Scheidies is a wife, proud mother of two, and grandmother of wonderful grandchildren she loves to spoil. Though her writing career is important, it is not more important than her family or her faith.

A graduate from the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) with a degree in journalism, Carolyn's published credits include over two-dozen plus books (with various publishers including Harlequin and Barbour), several of which have garnered awards. She's written features, program material and more for a variety of publications, has a regular newspaper column, worked as an editor, speaker/teacher and book reviewer. One of her Kearney Hub columns also won her an Amy Writing Award in 2013.

Through the years, Scheidies has spoken to different groups, led workshops, substitute taught in the media dept at UNK for several years and has taught adult enrichment writing classes at Central Community College. She has been interviewed on NTV, KHAS and AFR radio as well as in numerous print and online publications and had a monthly book review segment on NTV when she was a regular book reviewer.

Whatever she does, Carolyn’s goal is to share hope found in Jesus Christ.