You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer! (You Wouldn't Want To...)
by Jacqueline Morley
A light-hearted look at some of the difficulties faced by the pioneers who traveled by wagon train across the United States to settle in the West.
La Vida En La Republica de Texas (Life in the Republic of Texas), La
by John Wimberley
The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Westward Expansion: America's Push to the Pacific)
by Therese M Shea
The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls (Young Palmetto Books)
by Louise Meriwether
A brief biography of the slave who escaped to freedom with his family and other runaway slaves on a captured Confederate gunboat.
The Oregon Trail (Exploring the West) (Let Freedom Ring)
by Elizabeth Dana Jaffe
Examines the famous westward route of American settlement during the 1800s, including everyday life on the trail, what it took to make the journey successfully, and what happened to unsuccessful attempts to reach the Oregon Territory.
Spotlight on American History: Set 2 (Spotlight on American History)
Andrew Jackson's Presidency (Spotlight on American History)
by Steve Wilson
Seminole Chief Osceola (Native American Chiefs and Warriors)
by William R. Sanford
"Discusses American cowboys, including the origins of cowboys, their day-to-day lives, cattle drives, cow towns, famous cowboys, and their importance to the Wild West era in American history"--Provided by publisher.
Spanish-American War (America at War) (America at War (Chelsea House))
by Michael Golay
The United States was swept into the Spanish-American War with the mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, which spurred a surge of anti-Spanish sentiment among Americans through the use of yellow journalism. Spanish-American War, Revised Edition gives a lively account of the events leading to war and of the ensuing battles fought on land and sea, ending with a thought-provoking assessment of this important conflict from which the United States emerged as a major player o...
El Ferrocarril Transcontinental (the Transcontinental Railroad) (Fuentes Primarias de la Expansion Hacia el Oeste (Primary So)
by Budd Bailey
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Brooklyn Bridge! (You Wouldn't Want To...)
by Thomas Ratliff
The Transcontinental Railroad (Milestones in American History)
by Edward J Renehan, Jr.
In May 1869, the U.S. railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. ""The Transcontinental Railroad"" discusses this important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative. This book tells how the east-west railroad played an integral role in opening western markets to residents of the eastern United States, but it also examines how the railroad led to the demise of many...
La Fiebre del Oro (the Gold Rush) (Fuentes Primarias de la Expansion Hacia el Oeste (Primary So)
by Kate Shoup
Spotlight on American History (Spotlight on American History (Set))
Primary Sources of the Abolitionist Movement (Primary Sources of the Abolitionist Movement)
Jesse James (Lib of Bio)(Oop) (Chelsea House Library of Biographies)
A hunter, woodsman, and frontiersman who was an excellent shot with a rifle, Davy Crockett's adventures became well-known legend after his death at the siege of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. Although he is remembered as an American pioneer, he also forged a career as a politician, serving as a Tennessee state legislator and later as a U.S. Congressman. Crockett had a remarkable life, from running away from home when he was 13 to holding political office with virtually no formal education. The...
Remember the Alamo! (Movements and Moments That Changed America)
by Karen Clemens Warrick
Relates the story of immigration to America through the voices and stories of those who passed through Ellis Island, from its opening in 1892 to the release of the last detainee in 1954.
Saloons, Shootouts, and Spurs (Daily Life in America in the 1800s)
by Kenneth McIntosh
Life on the American frontier of the 1800s is the stuff of American myth and legend. It was here in the wide-open spaces of the West that the rugged individualism of the American character was refined: in the strong but silent cowboy, the saloon girl with a heart of gold, and the sod-busting pioneer. Faced with the incredible challenges of taming a wilderness, wresting the territory from the Native peoples, and dealing with the hardships of pioneer life, Americans were offered one of the richest...