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By McGowen, Tomc1998, Pre-adolescent, Children's Press Call No: 978 .00496073 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Cornerstones of freedomSummary Note: Describes the important role of freed slaves and other African-Americans in the settlement of the West.
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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, Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press Call No: 978 RAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: The library of the westward expansionSummary Note: This book relates the history of the African American cowboys who played an integral part in the building of the American West.
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c1999., Carolrhoda Call No: 978 LIT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Picture the American pastSummary Note: Explores the experiences of American children who traveled west to Oregon or California on wagon trains between 1841 and 1869, focusing on transportation, chores, recreation, and dangers.
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c1985, Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's.
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2004., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: 978 OAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: I am AmericanSummary Note: This book recounts events of an 1877 cattle drive from southern Texas to Ogallala, Nebraska, through the letters and journals of two boys and an older member of the crew.
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[2018], Juvenile, Core Library Call No: 976 US Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Exploring America's regions.Summary Note: Examines the climate, history, famous natural and manmade landmarks, plant and animal life, industries, and peoples and cultures of the contemporary American West. Includes primary sources, a facts section, critical thinking questions, color photographs and maps, a glossary, and online resources.
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2005., Juvenile, Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 978 .02 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Primary sources in American historySummary Note: Chronicles the history of the Homestead Act of 1862 which offered settlers up to one hundred sixty acres of land in the American Plains and invoked a horde of prospective homesteaders including new immigrants, women, and freed slaves.
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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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1998., Juvenile, Enslow Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces 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 deeds.
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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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c2003, Benchmark Books/M. Cavendish Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American voices from--Summary Note: Presents the history of the westward expansion of the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, journal entries, and laws of the time.
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2014., Adolescent, Square Fish, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 978 ZIM Edition: First Square Fish edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the tragic saga of the Sioux nation from 1860 to the 1890 massacre through the experiences of its chiefs and warriors, allowing their voices to be heard about what befell their people.
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2011., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 978 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The great chiefs and warriors speak for themselves about what happened to the Sioux Nation from 1860 to the Massacre of Wounded Knee in 1890. Includes time line and glossary.
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c2011., Henry Holt and Co. Call No: 978 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the tragic saga of the Native Americans in the West.
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c2000., Pre-adolescent, Mountain Press Pub. Co Call No: 978 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Gathers a collection of stories written by young pioneers facing the hardships and joys of travelling west on the Overland Trail with their families in the mid-nineteenth century.
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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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c1990, Rourke Publications Call No: 978 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Wild West in American historySummary Note: Describes the life and activities of the trappers and fur traders in the Old West in the first half of the nineteenth century and recounts stories of such colorful individuals as Jim Bridger and John Colter.
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c2008., Juvenile, Crabtree Pub. Call No: 978 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Crabtree visual dictionariesSummary Note: This book introduces the life and times of the people from the Old West describing their homes, jobs, tools, clothes, and travel.
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c1981., J. Messner Call No: 920 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the notorious outlaw brothers who fought as Confederate guerillas during the Civil War and led a gang of bank and train robbers during the late 1860's and 1870's.