1848-1860

Presents an illustrated history of the American Old West, from the earliest days of its exploration up to the end of the open range and the development of big cities. Includes sections on the Louisiana Purchase, the expedition of Lewis and Clark, battles with Indians and settlers, the gold rushes, and cowboy culture.

Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue-dog except for the squirrels--but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850 where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail.

S. C. Gwynne?s Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.

"In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri"--Provided by publisher.

Draws from diaries, journals, company and expedition reports, and newspaper articles to trace the history of the Oregon Trail, telling of the traders, missionaries, mountain men, voyageurs, farm families, gold-seekers, and others who made their way west along the cross-country route.

Explores the hardships faced by American pioneers, both on the trail and in frontier towns, using a question and answer format.

Explores the hardships faced by American pioneers, both on the trail and in frontier towns, using a question and answer format.

Discusses the pioneers who were moving West in the mid-1800s, and how they had to depend on their children to assist them with many difficult and dangerous tasks in order to survive.

Describes the excavations of the watercraft of explorers, settlers, and traders who visited the American West from the 1600s to the 1800s and what the findings reveal about life in early America.