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-- Deadwood Jones2011., Pre-adolescent, Boyds Mills Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st Boyds Mills Pre Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Prometheus Jones and his eleven-year-old cousin Omer flee Tennessee and join a cattle drive that will eventually take them to Texas, where Prometheus hopes his father lives, and they find adventure and face challenges as African Americans in a land still recovering from the Civil War.
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2003., Pre-adolescent, KidHaven Press Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Daily life.Summary Note: Discusses daily life on the American frontier, reasons and methods of moving families westward, establishing homes and farms, day to day life on the frontier, and the building of communities and towns.
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2003., Juvenile, KidHaven Call No: 978 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Daily lifeSummary Note: This book discusses daily life on the American frontier, reasons and methods of moving families westward, establishing homes and farms, day to day life on the frontier, and more.
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c2006., Pelican Pub. Co. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War. Includes historical note.
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c1996., Juvenile, ABDO & Daughters Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Heroes and villains of the wild WestSummary Note: Biography of the Wild West outlaw who robber trains, stole horses, and rustled cattle.
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[2010]., Scribner Call No: NL 978 GWY Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a 40-year war over territory, in a story that begins with the kidnapping of a white girl, who grew up to marry a Comanche chief and have a son, Quanah, who became a great warrior.
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2006., PBS Home Video Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: At the end of 1853, San Francisco was a city on the move. It had twelve daily newspapers, nine insurance companies, consulates of twenty-seven foreign governments, and six-story buildings where sand dunes once stood. A few years earlier, San Francisco was just a sleepy little town. But the sight of gold in the rushing waters of the American River sent a ripple around the world and set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation. Incorporating rare and exquisite daguerreotypes and original recreations, this film offers a vivid portrait of a seminal event in American's history.
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2009., Juvenile, Enslow Publishers Call No: 921 JAMES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Americans: the spirit of a nationSummary Note: Discusses the life of Jesse James, including his childhood, the James-Younger gang, the many robberies he committed, his murder, and his legacy in American history.
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c2006., Juvenile, Creative Education Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Legends of the WestSummary Note: Provides a biography of Jesse James that includes historical photographs and a timeline.
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2010., Pre-adolescent, Children's Press Call No: 978 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: True bookSummary Note: Explores various details of the social life and customs of pioneers in the American West, covering topics such as the California gold rush, the Homestead Act of 1862, and struggles between early settlers and Native Americans, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.
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c1995., Juvenile, Millbrook Press Call No: 978 .02 0922 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the most famous outlaws of the American West, recounting their exploits and considering the factors that contributed to their rise.
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c1995., F. Watts Call No: B FULTON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A direct look into the pioneer lives of those who travelled the Oregon Trail during the 1800s.
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c2007., TwoDot Call No: Historical 978.4 Smi Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view More...
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[2016], Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: 978 .02 Edition: Revised edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: You choose: History.Summary Note: Describes the people and events of the age of Manifest Destiny and the American West. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a traveler on the Oregon Trail, a laborer, or a Sioux warrior.
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2001., DK Call No: 978 .02 Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Eyewitness booksSummary Note: Brief text and color illustrations chronicle the history of the American West, from the adventures of Lewis and Clark to the massacre at Wounded Knee.