west (u.s.)

An illustrated storybook based on the 2002 animated DreamWorks film about Spirit, a wild horse in the American West that leads the Cimarron herd, and never gives up its dream of freedom after being captured by the military.

Offers a brief introduction to the lives and careers of explorers William Clark and Meriweather Lewis.

Traces the lives of Lewis and Clark from their youth to their successful return from exploring the American West.

May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.

Describes the experiences of women who went west in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

Presents facts about life for the nineteenth-century pioneers on the American frontier.

Biography of William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, telling about his childhood, and the events, such as his buffalo hunting skills, and his traveling western review, that led to his being hailed as a hero of the Wild West.

Describes the wild and lawless frontier West of the 1800s, including vigilantes, range wars, stagecoach holdups, and train robberies.

The story of an African-American girl and her family who travel on a wagon train from Virginia to California.

Discusses how the frontier in the United States moved west from the thirteen original colonies after 1763 and what life was like for the courageous people who chose to pursue the challenging existence of pioneers.