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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Black women were activists, farmers, true pioneers, army wives, gold hunters, mail order brides, black Indians, servants, and business owners in all areas of the West, from the early frontiers in Indiana and Ohio to later settlements in the Northwest, Southwest, and far North. From the slave Juliet to the eccentric Mary Fields, Katz cites their achievements and the difficult conditions they faced.
3) Pioneers
Author
Publisher
ROURKE PUBLICATIONS
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Examines the reasons for the westward migration of the nineteenth century and chronicles the experiences of the men and women who traveled to the vast western areas of North America and established farms, ranches, towns, and cities.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.
6) Buffalo Bill
Author
Language
English
Description
A pictorial biography of Bill Buffalo that recounts his life, including his boyhood on the Kansas plains, his role in the settling of the West and his friendships with Wild Bill Hickok and Kit Carson.
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Since the establishment of the American colonies, the frontier expanded westward steadily until the country bordered both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Soldiers, explorers, missionaries, and fur traders were the first Europeans to penetrate the country's interior. Soon, gold miners, dirt farmers, and cattle ranchers followed, blazing dangerous trails across barren lands and snow-topped mountain ranges. American Indians were too few to stop the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes what life was like for some of the pioneers who went west during the second half of the nineteenth century to prospect for gold, build railroads, and settle the Great Plains.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the reasons people migrated West, the routes they took, some of the difficulties faced by pioneers, the different ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the settlers, and the building of homes and towns.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how the fur trade played a part in the social dynamics of the nineteenth century, such as relations with Native Americans, foreign policy, explorations of natural resources and the establishment of business.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes the discoveries made by the mountain men and trappers from the 1820s to the 1840s and explains how the discovery of the South Pass and the creation of maps opened the West for settlers.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In 1846 the Reed and Donner families leave Illinois on a 2,000-mile journey to California in search of free land and a healthy climate. Thirteen-year-old Virginia Reed is thrilled to ride ahead of the wagons each day beside her adored father. But enthusiasm turns to alarm when her father and other party leaders make decisions that put the families dangerously behind schedule. Provisions dwindle. Hardships mount. Anger erupts. In a frantic effort...