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City girl City girl Lori Wick City girl Reagan Sullivan may know her way around New York City, but nothing back East has prepared her for the land of armadillos and tall Texans. Chasing after adventure to blur an unhappy past, th… OL111077W
Our Western Border Our Western Border Charles McKnight “The author seems to have carefully sifted Doddridge, Withers, Pritts, DeHass, McClung and McDonald, and has connected chronologically, the more salient and memorable of the Combats, Massacres and Ca… OL13153914W
Birthing a nation Birthing a nation Susan J. Rosowski xiii, 242 p. ; 24 cm OL14850885W
Jim Bridger's alarm clock and other tall tales Jim Bridger's alarm clock and other tall tales Paul Fleischman,Sid Fleischman Three tall tales about Jim Bridger and several of his unbelievable discoveries in the wilderness of the West. OL14957904W
Across the wide Missouri Across the wide Missouri Bernard Augustine De Voto Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize. Across the Wide Missouri tells the compelling story of the climax and decline of the Rocky Mountain fur trade during the 1830s. More than a histor… OL1690143W
Mountain men Mountain men Andrew Santella A description of the mountain men, nineteenth-century explorers and fur traders who helped open up the West to United States settlement. OL18016093W
Star Boy Star Boy Paul Goble Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his mother's disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World. OL1844236W
Black Indians Black Indians William Loren Katz Traces the history of relations between blacks and American Indians, and the existence of black Indians, from the earliest foreign landings through pioneer days. via Worldcat.org OL1880553W
Into the Wild Into the Wild Jon Krakauer In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 i… OL1974546W
Frommer's national parks of the American West Frommer's national parks of the American West Barbara Laine,Don Laine More than 65 million people visit the national parks annually-and overcrowding has become a serious problem. So we sent our authors out to hit the trails and campsites to figure out how to beat the c… OL2735359W
GhostWest GhostWest Ann Ronald "Our sense of place today is permeated by ghosts from the past. In GhostWest, Ann Ronald takes the reader to actual historical sites where something once happened. Using the metaphor of hauntings, sh… OL3524310W
A day in the life of a cowboy A day in the life of a cowboy Alvin G. Davis Describes, in text and photographs, the activities and duties of a Texas cowboy on the first day of the spring roundup. OL4448941W
Women of the West Women of the West A. I. Lake Describes the work of the early women homesteaders and presents brief biographies of several women prominent in Western history, including Sacajawea, Annie Oakley, and Narcissa Whitman. OL4794490W
The Lewis and Clark Expedition The Lewis and Clark Expedition Christine Webster Discusses the early nineteenth-century journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, for the purpose of exploring the land and establishing friendly relatio… OL5713207W
Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok Larissa Phillips,Tracie Egan Profiles the life and exploits of William Hickok, the legendary Western sharpshooter known as Wild Bill. OL5754235W
The End and the Myth (Old West) The End and the Myth (Old West) Time-Life Books,Paul O'Neill Examines life in the American West as the frontier era ended and describes how the Old West was depicted in literature. OL5909371W
In search of York In search of York Robert B. Betts,James J. Holmberg "The sole African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, William Clark's enigmatic body servant York has inspired numerous myths about his character and exploits. He was supposed to be a … OL5919960W
Nat Love Nat Love Sarah Penn Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting. OL5969119W
Narrative of the adventures of Zenas Leonard Narrative of the adventures of Zenas Leonard Zenas Leonard Zenas Leonard left his parents’ home in Pennsylvania in the early 1830’s to seek his fortune in the West. They did not hear from him for more than five years, and he was presumed dead. Then one day h… OL6804038W
Ghost Town at Sundown Ghost Town at Sundown Macarena Salas,Mary Pope Osborne,Sal Murdocca,Philippe Masson,Bartomeu Seguí i Nicolau In this tenth title in the Magic Tree House series, Jack and Annie are headed to Rattlesnake Flats, 1895. They come face-to-face with a ghost, some rustlers, and a misplaced cowboy, all in the search… OL81779W
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