Go west with famous trailblazers / Rachel Stuckey.
Material type: TextSeries: Go West! Travel to the wild frontierPublisher: Ontario ; New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780778723240 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 0778723240 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 9780778723370 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0778723372 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 978.02 S932 | Available | 33111008723476 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Travel with some of the most famous pioneers who opened up the West, from the explorers Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark to John C. Fr#65533;mont and the trappers of Canada. This fascinating history features the explorers and entrepreneurs who made their marks--and their fortunes--by venturing west.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Opening the West -- Exploring new territory -- Where in the west? -- Trappers and mountain men -- The gold rush -- Getting the message through -- Building the railroads -- Making money -- Battles and displacement -- Famous events -- Famous women -- Famous outlaws and lawmen -- End of the west -- Glossary & timeline.
A look at some of the explorers, homesteaders, adventurers, and entrepreneurs who helped to open the West to settlement in the nineteenth century includes information on key events and developments along the way.
Guided reading: S.