Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Biography of a river Biography of a river Edith S. McCall Traces the history of the Mississippi River, presents stories of people whose lives were affected by the river, and describes how humans have changed the Mississippi. OL3517570W
Cowboys and Cattle Drives (Her Frontiers of America) Cowboys and Cattle Drives (Her Frontiers of America) Edith S. McCall Highlights the lives of four cowboys: Charlie Goodnight, James Cook, Tom Smith, and Will Rogers. OL3517586W
Man and his communities Man and his communities Edith S. McCall A basic textbook defining the varied aspects of community life--how people live, work, and govern themselves and how a community can improve or otherwise change. OL3517603W
Message from the mountains Message from the mountains Edith S. McCall In the frontier town of Franklin, Missouri, in 1826, teenage friends Jim Matthews and Kit Carson share the dream of running away to a life of adventure on the Santa Fe Trail. OL3517608W
Pioneering on the Plains. (Her Frontiers of America) Pioneering on the Plains. (Her Frontiers of America) Edith S. McCall Presents the experiences of a child who became a man helping his father on their Iowa homestead and of a young man who literally carved out a home for his family on the Kansas prairie. OL3517610W
Stalwart Men of Early Texas (Frontiers of America) Stalwart Men of Early Texas (Frontiers of America) Edith S. McCall Brief biographies of six men who explored and founded settlements in early Texas. Included are Cabeza de Vaca, Robert La Salle, and Moses Austin. OL3517619W
Mail riders Mail riders Edith S. McCall Describes the efforts of individuals to deliver mail from the time of the Revolutionary War to the Pony Express in the 1860's. OL3517631W