west (u.s.)

Examines what life was like during the Westward Expansion, exploring the clothing, schooling, family life, and more. Includes fact boxes, visuals, glossary, and index.

A biography of the frontiersman who became known as a trapper, hunter, guide, and soldier.

Lonnie grows up caught in the middle of his beloved grandfather Homer Bannon, an old-time cattleman dedicated to the values of honesty and decency, and Hud, Homer's unscrupulous stepson.

Includes brief biographies of seventeen leaders of the western fur trade.

Tells the story of Chris McCandless, a twenty-four-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness on an idealistic journey and was found dead of starvation nearly four months later.

Brief biographies of the "Wild West's" most colorful gamblers, with information on the atmosphere that fostered gambling as a form of entertainment.

A history of lumbering in the United States, describing the work of the men with jobs in that industry in its early days. Includes a section on the giant redwood tree.

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, wakes from a nap to hear that his bird friend, Madame Moonshine, is in danger of being eaten by Pete the Barncat.