Noted storyteller and student of the Wild West, Paul Robert Walker presents ten legends about both famous and little known characters and events and arranges them in chronological order to create a delightfully readable and highly entertaining history of the West from the early 1800s to the turn of the century. You'll join Lewis and Clark as they search for a route to the Pacific Ocean; Jedediah Smith as he leads the first overland expedition to California; Narcissa Whitman and Jane Spalding as they become the first women to cross the Oregon Trail; and James Marshall as he discovers gold in California. You'll learn how a dead cow started 25 years of warfare between Indians and white settlers; ride with the Pony Express; have a ringside seat when the golden spike completing the first Transcontinental Railroad is driven into the ground; fight with General Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn; shoot it out with the Earps, Doc Holliday, the McLaurys, and the Clantons in Tombstone; and go north to the Klondike to make your fortune in gold. Lively quotes and historical images bring each colorful story to life.
Visiting the sites, consulting with experts, and meticulously studying letters, journals, newspaper articles, and legal testimonies Walker peels away the myths from the legends to present True Tales of the Wild West.
- ISBN13 9780792282181
- Publish Date 1 October 2002
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 14 November 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Geographic Kids
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English