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Jedediah Smith and the mountain men of the American WestChronicles the exploits of the mountain men who opened many trails and passages through the American West in the early nineteenth century |
910.92 ALL |
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An American pioneer familySurveys the daily life of pionner families in the American West, describing their travel, homes, clothing, food and drink, health, education, religion, recreation, and relationships with each other |
978 MAY |
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The American WestSurveys the settling of the American West, using excerpts from contemporary sources to highlight the original Native American inhabitants, the arrival of fur traders, the Gold Rush, Mormon migrations, |
978 Hat |
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Tucket's GoldFifteen-year-old Francis and the two children he has adopted travel across the Old West, evade Comancheros, discover a treasure, and wind up rich beyond their wildest dreams. |
FIC PAU |
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The Captain's DogCaptain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness. |
FIC Smi |
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Women PioneersProfiles nine women of various ethnic backgrounds who settled on the Western frontier, describing their challenges and achievements. |
920 STE |
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Jesse JamesTraces the life of the renowned bandit, from his childhood in Missouri, through his years as guerilla fighter and outlaw, exploring the development of his legend and the romanticization of his illegal |
B JAM |
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Life On the American FrontierDiscusses how people on the American frontier lived, including trailblazers, fur trappers, mountain men, Native Americans, miners, cowboys, and pioneers. |
978 KAL |
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West From HomeAlmanzo Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder A selection of letters by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in which she describes the highlights of her visit to the west coast in 1915. |
B WIL |
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Calamity JaneExamines the life of the Wild West heroine who was transformed into a legendary figure in the public mind. |
B CAL |
