The library of the westward expansion

Details the effects of westward expansion on the Plains Indian Nations who followed the seasonal migrations of buffalo herds.

Describes the lives of some women who became known during the western expansion in nineteenth century America.

Describes what frontier schools and schoolteachers were like and the impact they had on Western expansion.

Provides historical information about the founding of the Santa Fe Trail and about the lives and experiences of the people who used this route West.

Historical photographs and easy-to-understand text help describe what life was like in the American West, discussing cattle rustlers, bank robbers, women outlaws, the honor and code of the West, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinerton Detectives, and their roles in giving the region its wild reputation.

Relates the history of the African American cowboys who played an integral part in the building of the American West.