Pioneer life in the American West

Format:

Book

Title:

Pioneer life in the American West

Author:

Steele, Christy, 1970-

ISBN:

9780836857900

9780836857979

Publication Information:

Milwaukee, WI : World Almanac Library, 2005.

Physical Description:

48 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series title(s):

America's westward expansion.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Homestead Act -- Railroads and land wars -- Trip west -- Establishing a claim -- Farming the homestead -- Life of a homesteader -- Earning title to land -- Conclusion -- Time line -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index.

Summary:

Explains the hazardous challenges of daily pioneer life, such as finding the food, water, and fuel that people needed to survive.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.4 2.0 89863.

Subject(s):

Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.

Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)

Pioneers -- West (U.S.)

West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.

United States -- Territorial expansion.

Geographic Term:

West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Territorial expansion -- Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.

United States -- Territorial expansion.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

Focusing on a key topic in American history curriculum, America's Westward Expansion explores the people, places, and events that not only changed the size but also shaped the character of the United States in the 19th century. Clear text explains the factors that drew people west, while archival photographs, illustrations, maps, and primary source documents describe their journeys and bring the exploration and settlement of our expanding nation to life.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Clearly written texts explain factors that lured people west and the impact on the Native peoples who had inhabited the area for hundreds of years. The volumes are richly illustrated with historical photographs, illustrations, maps, and quotes from primary sources presented in sidebars. Captions for the illustrations include their date or origin, which is admirable, yet problematic. For example, the text about mid-19th-century cattle drives and cow towns is accompanied by a photo of cowboys celebrating their arrival in a Kansas town and is dated 1908. Another photo is dated 1895 but describes mountain men who thrived in the West decades before. The use of 20th-century photographs when describing 19th-century events can be confusing and misleading for readers. There is some overlapping information among the books. Still, these flaws do not detract from the overall readability of these introductions to an important and fascinating era in U.S. history.-Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.