Description In Cursed Journey of the Peculiar Bentleys, readers will go back in time to meet the Bentley family as they head west on the challenging Oregon Trail..The History Files series takes readers into significant eras in United States history, allowing them to walk in the shoes of characters living in the periods they've learned about in the classroom. Each 96-page middle grade novel includes a comprehensive summary of the era, background information on the real people that the fictional characters mention or encounter, additional websites to visit, and an author interview.