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1846. Letters and diary entries describe twelve-year-old Virginia Reed and her family's journey by wagon train to California with the…
Donner clan. The group is stranded in deep snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and some desperate travelers resort to cannibalism. Traces the survivors' remaining years. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999.
Biography of the renowned sharpshooter (1860-1926), who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Discusses Annie's difficult childhood on the…
Ohio frontier, her love of hunting, and the exhibition skills that made her the most famous woman in the country--and even impressed Chief Sitting Bull. For grades 6-9. 2010
Biography of American hunter, militiaman, frontiersman, and politician Davy Crockett (1786-1836). Relates his adventures in Tennessee and his decision to…
join Texas's fight for independence from Mexico, which led to Crockett's death at the Alamo. For grades 6-9. 2010
Portrait of the Lakota Sioux warrior (ca. 1842-1877), about whom little is known. Describes his resistance to efforts to force…
his people onto reservations, his role in famous battles at Rosebud Creek and the Little Bighorn, and the importance of horses to the Plains Indians. For grades 6-9. 2010
Biography of the Chiricahua Apache war leader and shaman (1829-1909), who was a hero to his people but was vilified…
by white settlers. Discusses Geronimo's capture and long imprisonment by the U.S. government and his hatred of Mexicans for the massacre of his family. For grades 6-9. 2010
Biography of Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull (1831-1890), who witnessed the settling of the West by white pioneers who displaced…
his people. Highlights Sitting Bull's 1876 victory over General George Custer's cavalry at the Little Big Horn. For grades 6-9. 2010
Don Martin de Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood.…
Other empresarios, such as Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of the land. De Leon established his colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his four sons governed the colony. For grades 3-6
The book is a synopsis of the issues surrounding wild horses' habitats, their protection and threatened existence. Terri Farley researched…
Wild Horse Annie's push for legislative protections to current stand-offs with the Bureau of Land Management. For grades 5-8
Bone Head tells how longhorns once ran wild through the thickets of Texas. Men hunted them just like deer, elk…
and buffalo. Then, in the 1850s, ranchers began thinking of roping, branding, and driving these creatures to market. If not for these unique animals, we may never have had the American cowboy, trail drives and the Wild West! For grades 4-7
Focusing on the Ioways' role in Missouri's colonial and early statehood periods, Olson describes Ioway creation stories and oral traditions;…
farming and hunting practices; relations with neighboring tribes, incoming white settlers, and the U. S. Government; and challenges to their way of life and surviving as a people
Lewis and Clark, spent five months in the St. Louis area preparing for the expedition that would go up the…
Missouri river to the Pacific Ocean. It took them ten weeks to cross the six hundred miles of the Louisiana Purchase that was the future state of Missouri. This book covers that part of their journey
While traveling with his master, a fur trader, slave Jeffrey Deroine met and worked with Native American groups, making many…
friends and learning five languages. A friend bought his freedom so he could work as a translator. He translated for the Ioway as they negotiated treaties with the government, traveled to Europe with the Ioway and met many famous people, including kings and queens. For grades 4-7
Alphonso Wetmore wanted adventure. He lost his arm in battle in the War of 1812, but stayed in the army…
and joined an expedition down the Missouri River. He was a trader on the Santa Fe Trail, and visited California. He wrote stories for newspapers and published a book about Missouri. For grades 4-7
Traces the paths of John C. Fremont's western expeditions, and looks at the destruction of flora and fauna in those…
same areas. Talks to ranchers, developers, policy makers, and scientists about their differing points of view on conservation
Drawing on journals of the 1840s, the authors describe the life of an important trading center on the Santa Fe…
Trail--Bent's Fort in Southern Colorado--where U.S, Mexican, and Indian cultures mingled at a key time in American history. For grades 4-7
The newest members of America's family--the refugees--have fled oppressive regimes to live in Lincoln, Nebraska, and in every town across…
the United States. Bringing with them their own endurance to survive in the face of tragedy, they often come with nothing except the desire to live the American dream. Their stories show how recent immigrants from numerous countries and traditions offer a wider perspective on the world. Contains strong language