Victoria Murata

It was a decent read. I liked it enough to keep reading. The Oregon Trail is a big interest of mine, since I was raised in the Pacific Northwest - Vancouver WA and the end of the Trail - Oregon City. This story was interesting enough, if a little bland.

If you want historical fiction, try Bernard Cornwell (too bad he hasn't done the American West!); if it's westerns you're after, can't go wrong with Louis L'Amour.