west (u.s.)

Describes the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Text and photographs tell the story of pioneer women: schoolmarms, ranchers, shopkeepers, doctors, mail-order brides, as well as, Native American women.

Stringbean describes his trip to the west coast in a series of postcards.

A schoolboy tell his class about his summer vacation, during which he joined a group of cowboys and stopped a cattle stampede.

On the first Christmas after Eleanor's family moves to a house on the prairie, everyone becomes worried when Papa goes out to cut down a Christmas tree and does not come back.

In continued adventures, May-May and Rose take their traveling road show to more audiences.

Ten-year-old Amelia keeps a journal of the summer car trip she takes with her mother and sister to Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and their California home town to visit Amelia's best friend.

Discusses the lives of two children whose family settled on the frontier in what is now South Dakota, describing their home, clothes, food, and daily activities.

A biography of the legendary American trapper, scout, and Indian agent.

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad.