1Follow the heartaches, hardships, joys, and victories of life on the Emigrant Trail with the young unsung heroes of Stories of Young Pioneers. Violet Kimball has collected memoirs, letters, and journal entries of emigrants who were ages six to nineteen when they mad the overland journey. Young historians ages ten to fifteen will find this book not only entertaining reading but also a thorough and well-researched tool to learn more about life on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.