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Vengeance road

"When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers--and justice"--Provided by publisher.

Learning about the westward expansion with arts & crafts

Presents historic arts and crafts projects that provide insight into America's Westward Expansion.

The new land

a first year on the prairie
A family journeys overseas to the American West where they build a homestead, plant crops, and begin their new lives.

Mr. Tucket

Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. Whenhe receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled. Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is captured by Pawnees.

Davy Crockett

Simple text and illustrations introduce the life and legacy of frontiersman Davy Crockett. Includes interactive questions, a timeline, and a glossary.

Johnny Appleseed

2006
Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a peaceful man who roamed the West for fifty years planting and tending to the trees that bore his favorite fruit, the apple.

Follow me down to Nicodemus town

based on the history of the African American pioneer settlement
"When Dede sees a notice offering land for black people in Kansas, her family decides to quit sharecropping and become homesteading pioneers"--Provided by publisher.

The kitchen

"This newly revised edition describes how the kitchen was the center of family activity in the old days. Here families ate their meals, played games, and told stories with only the fireplace and a few candles for warmth and light. In The Kitchen, young readers will take a close look at the early fireplace and the tools and utensils surrounding it. Domestic chores carried out in the kitchen are described including : baking bread, making butter, preserving food and washing clothes"--Provided by publisher.

Ghost town at sundown

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to the Wild West, where they experience excitement and danger and try to solve a riddle.

Wild West

What is a ghost town? Why do we call the Old West wild? What are cowboys? Who was Billy the Kid? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about the American West.

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