Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Exploring the earth with John Wesley Powell	Michael Elsohn Ross	A biography of the geologist who mapped the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Includes related activities.	OL15041500W
Cowboys	Marie Gorsline	Describes the life of the cowboys in the old West, how they ate, slept, dressed, tamed horses, drove cattle, lived on the trail, and spent their leisure time.	OL15967771W
Medicine in the American West	Lucile Davis	Explores the medical practices and advances made in the American West during the 1800s, explaining the often dangerous surgical and medical procedures and lack of sanitation.	OL16031088W
Photo odyssey	Arlene B. Hirschfelder	Describes the life of Carvalho, a Jewish photographer who accompanied John Charles Fremont on his last expedition to the West.	OL18166378W
Wagon train	Sydelle Kramer	Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness.	OL1869373W
Jedediah Smith	Sharlene Nelson	Discusses the life and work of Jedediah Smith, an explorer of the American West and leader of mountain men.	OL1917386W
Cowboys	Martin W. Sandler	Presents, in text and illustrations, an overview of the life and legend of the American cowboy.	OL2010688W
Lewis and Clark in their own words	Janey Levy	Draws from primary source materials to provide insight into the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, from preparing for the expedition to crossing the Great Divide to their trip home.	OL22072824W
The West	Rebecca Felix	This book presents the West region, known for its coastline, technology, and tourism.	OL24307667W
John Charles Frémont	Harold Faber	A biography of the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up the American West to settlers.	OL2711941W
Calamity Jane	Stephen Krensky	Calamity Jane was always in search of adventure. Nothing scared her—not rattlesnakes or wild horses or even Wild Bill Hickok. Quicksand could not keep her down. As an army scout, Calamity Jane rescue…	OL448320W
Trailblazers	Harriet Upton	Describes the exploits of men who explored the American West during the early 1800s, including Lewis and Clark, John Colter, Joe Walker, and Thomas Nuttall.	OL4775748W
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
Great women of the Old West	Judy Alter	Describes women's lives and roles during the Old West days of nineteenth century United States. Includes profiles of Native American women, Spanish women and African-American women.	OL550602W
Frontier women who helped shape the American West	Ryan P. Randolph	Describes the lives of some women who became known during the western expansion in nineteenth century America.	OL5713371W
James Beckwourth	Susan R. Gregson	A biography profiling the life of James Beckwourth, an African American man whose sense of adventure led the way to westward expansion of the United States. Includes source notes and timeline.	OL5815829W
Nat Love	Sarah Penn	Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.	OL5969119W
Mountain men	Andrew Glass	Describes the lives of the beaver trappers who were the first explorers of the American West beyond the Rocky Mountains, and some of the tall tales that made them legends.	OL73229W
Children of the Wild West	Russell Freedman	Historical photographs with explanatory text present a picture of life in the American West from 1840 to the early 1900s.	OL85953W
Cowboys of the Wild West	Russell Freedman	Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's.	OL85954W