to 1848

Serafina, taken prisoner along with a group of Pueblo Indians for conspiring against the colonial government of New Mexico in 1680, intrigues the Governor with her intelligence and ability to speak Spanish, leading him to strike a bargain with the young woman that she will tell him a story each night, and if he is pleased by the tale, he will release one of the captives.

Provides information about the political, strategic, tactical, and cultural aspects of the Texas War of Independence; and includes primary source images, maps, and battle plans.

Seven stories of real people who used wagon wheels to thrust civilization farther and farther across this continent.

Presents accounts of a young man's travels on the Oregon Trail and his sojourn with the Oglala Indians.

Provides an account of the author's 1846 expedition into the American West.

Explores the history of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the northernmost outpost of the vast Spanish empire in the New World, and the Spanish encounters with the Pueblo Indians who inhabited the region.

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.

Describes the development and use of many of the major trails established by Spanish soldiers, traders, and priests in Mexico, the Southwest, and Florida between the 1500s and the 1800s.

Presents a short history of the western mountain regions of the United States and Canada and the early explorers responsible for mapping and charting the wilderness including surveyors, fur trappers and Indian fighters, and settlers.