frontier and pioneer life

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frontier and pioneer life

English colonies in the Americas

Describes what life was like in the first English colonies in the Americas.

Dutch colonies in the Americas

Describes the establishment of a Dutch colony in North America, known as New Netherland, that eventually became New York City.

Johnny Appleseed

Recounts the story of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live.

Calamity Jane

Martha Jane Cannary rode wild horses before she could walk. She could shoot a target from miles away at the age of five.

Davy Crockett

Examines the life of hunter, woodsman, and frontiersman Davy Crockett, discussing his experiences as an American pioneer, Tennessee politician, and volunteer soldier.

Buffalo Bill Cody

Examines the life and legacy of American soldier, bison hunter, and showman William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

The new South and the Old West, 1866-1890

Explores through the efforts to reconstruct the ravaged South and the push to create new life in the promising land to the west of the Mississippi.

Women in the American West

Covers more than 20 years of historical writing on the history of women in the American West.

Sisters save the day!

Barbie's family sets up a backyard campsite to try living like pioneers, but when her mother needs to get an important project to work and there is too much traffic for her to get it there on time, the girls come up with a way to save the day.

Who was Daniel Boone?

A biography of early pioneer, Daniel Boone, describing how he opened up the territory of Kentucky to settlers.

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