by Dorothy M. Johnson

National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
In the 1800s, the Oregon Trail was the main route to the West for pioneers like those featured in "Too Soon a Woman." Click on Basic Facts About the Oregon Trail to learn about the 2,000-mile path and see a map of its route. How does the Oregon Trail compare with a present-day interstate highway? Record your thoughts in your Web Links Activity Log.

Oregon Trail: The Trail West
This collection of memoirs and diaries offers a first-hand look at life as a pioneer. Read through some of the diaries to get a feel for how difficult life could be for these pioneers. Compose a diary entry that Mary might have written the night she ate the mushroom in "Too Soon a Woman."