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English
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In a letter to her daughter back East, Martha Jane is not shy about her own importance: Martha Jane -- better known as Calamity -- is just one of the handful of aging legends who travel to London as part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show in Buffalo Girls. As he describes the insatiable curiosity of Calamity's Indian friend No Ears, Annie Oakley's shooting match with Lord Windhouveren, and other highlights of the tour, McMurtry turns the story...
6) The Earth is all that lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the last stand of the Great Sioux Nation
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 543 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits (some color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A magisterial dual biography of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, revealing in groundbreaking new detail the two most legendary and consequential American Indian leaders, who triumphed at the Battle of Little Big Horn and led Sioux resistance in the fierce final chapter of the "Indian Wars.""--From book jacket.
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic, their significance in American history undeniable. Together, these two Lakota chiefs,...
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Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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"Describes the people and events of the age of Manifest Destiny and the American West. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a traveler on the Oregon Trail, a laborer, or a Sioux warrior"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
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In 1851 twelve-year-old Sarah is a free Black, happy living with her parents, grandparents, and brother on their own farm in Iowa; but her father has been bitten by the gold bug and wants to take the trail west to California, and after some argument it is decided that the the grandparents will stay on the farm, but the rest of the family will go; the journey will be difficult and dangerous, but if they survive extreme weather, difficult terrain, illness,...
10) Lone Star legacy
Author
Series
Forever Texas novel volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"South Texas, 1854. Regis Royle is determined to turn eighteen thousand acres of raw prairie into the greatest cattle ranch in the world. But he can't do it alone. The region is wilder than a herd of mustangs--and crawling with rustlers. Teaming up with the Cattlemen's Justice Consortium, Regis hopes to stop the rustling and start laying tracks for a new railway. Problem is, the cattlemen--including Jarvis 'Bone' McGraw, Regis's own ranch manager--can't...
12) Wagon train
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997
Lexile measure
360L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness.
14) The Old West
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The lives, legends, and epic events that made the American West a world-renowned symbol of true grit are showcased in this gorgeous volume featuring the Gold Rush, the Indian Wars, cowboys, outlaws, and more. From the first wagon trains to the building of the railroads, the story of the American West is epic in scope, full of amazing stories of grit, tragedy, and triumph. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps, this is the definitive history...
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Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
From his first jailbreak in Silver City to his days riding with the infamous Regulators, Billy the Kid has made himself famous for his crimes, and now-before judge, jury, and the entire country-it is time for him to answer. Billy, however, has other plans...
16) The ranchers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1977
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes in text and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.
17) The townsmen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1975
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
18) The pioneers
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1974
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
20) The scouts
Author
Series
Old West volume 24
Pub. Date
1978
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English