A 14-year-old girl describes a great American adventure, crossing the Plains by wagon on a 2000-mile journey west. (9.25 mins)
In 1848, the Hester family from Indiana embarked on an epic journey west by covered wagon to California. Their 14-year-old daughter Sallie wrote a diary describing the experience, and this module tells her story. It follows the Hesters across the Plains and over the treacherous Sierra Nevadas - past the place where the Donner Party met their grisly end just three years earlier.
Written and directed by Andrew Chater.
Originally commissioned and broadcast by the BBC.
Copyright Andrew Chater / Lodestar Productions / Timelines.tv, streamed with the BBC's consent.
Watch the full American West resource in an interactive timeline at www.timelines.tv
27 авг 2024
