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.

The adventurous life of Bill Hickok, who brought a degree of order to the rough and lawless western towns.

With the help of an old diary with clues to hidden gold, Ty determines to find a way to save his hometown from becoming a ghost town.

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

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

The adventures of members of the Sackett family in the frontier West.

Fact-based stories about the Western lawmen Wild Bill Hickock, Tom Smith, Willie Kennard, Bat Masterson, Charlie Siringo, and Wyatt Earp.

Uncover the weird truths about the Wild West, from UFO sightings to cowboy lullabies. Includes a glossary, fast facts and other resources.

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.

A dictionary guide to Western terms, usages, origins and phrases common to cattleman, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys and gamblers from 1850 to 1900.