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Which way to the Wild West? : everything your schoolbooks didn't tell you about America's westward expanion Cover Image Book Book

Which way to the Wild West? : everything your schoolbooks didn't tell you about America's westward expanion / Steve Sheinkin ; illustrated by Tim Robinson.

Sheinkin, Steve, (author.). Robinson, Tim, 1963- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Presents the greatest adventures of America's Westward expansion, from the Louisiana Purchase and the gold rush to the Indian wars and life of the cowboy, as well as the everyday happenings that defined living on the frontier.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781250075765
  • ISBN: 1250075769
  • ISBN: 9781484465868
  • ISBN: 1484465865
  • Physical Description: 260 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Square Fish edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Square Fish / Roaring Book Press, [2015]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
How the war moved West -- Did someone say "manifest destiny"? -- War, land, gold, trouble -- Welcome to the Wild West -- Out of the way of the big engine -- Race you to Utah -- Cowboys vs. Farmers -- The road to Little Bighorn -- The end of the Wild West -- What ever happened to ...? -- Quotation notes -- Bonus material.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 8.0 132518.

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Athens Regional Library System:
      Watkinsville/Oconee County Library 		JNF 978.02 SHEINKIN ( Send Text)
 31001005216305 JUV Available
Middle Georgia Regional Library:
      Jones County Public Library 		J 978.02 SHEINKIN S ( Send Text)
 31033011610056 Junior Nonfiction Available
Troup-Harris Regional Library:
      Harris County Public Library 		J 978.02 SHE ( Send Text)
 31055400218670 JUV Checked out
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      LaGrange Memorial Library 		J 978 SHE ( Send Text)
 31055100724886 JUV Available

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