When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
Examines the famous westward route of American settlement during the 1800s, including everyday life on the trail, what it took to make the journey successfully, and what happened to unsuccessful attempts to reach the Oregon Territory.
A biography of outlaw Jesse James, tracing the path he took from son of a Baptist preacher in Kentucky to one of the country's most notorious criminals.
"An account of several families and individuals making the long and often dangerous trek across the United States from Missouri to the West Coast in the 1800s"--Provided by publisher.
Seventeen-year-old Moses struggles to stay alive when he is left behind to keep watch over the belongings of his fellow travelers in a wagon train that has run into trouble with the onset of winter while journeying from Iowa to California in 1844.
Presents a short history of the Buffalo Soldiers of the American West written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the African-Americans who fought against Native Indians and helped to protect the United States frontier.
