DK, in association with the Smithsonian Institution,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
63 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color), color maps ;
Dimensions
29 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Eyewitness books
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Western wilderness -- Spirit of Native America -- Daily life in Native America -- Explorers -- Across the Appalachians -- Pushing westward -- Trappers and mountain men -- Life on the river -- Spanish west -- Struggle for the southwest -- Miners -- Moving west -- Homesteading on government land -- Pony express -- Stagecoaches -- Railroads span the continent -- Frontier melting pot -- Cavalrymen -- Indian wars-a century of struggle -- Outlaws and lawmen -- Boom towns -- Good doctors and snake oil salesmen -- Cowboy's life -- Farming the west -- West in legend.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Brief text and color illustrations chronicle the history of the American West, from the adventures of Lewis and Clark to the massacre at Wounded Knee.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
Dorling Kindersley, Order Dept 501 Mason rd, LA Vergne, TN, USA, 37086
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
West (U.S.), History, 1848-1860, Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.), History, 1860-1890, Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.), History, To 1848, Juvenile literature.