Westward Expansion: Biographies (Library of the Westward Expansion)

Westward Expansion: Biographies (Library of the Westward Expansion)

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Book Description

Learn about 28 colorful characters who made their marks in Western history. From gun slingers, bank robbers, and cowboys to presidents, soldiers and Native American leaders, Westward Expansion: Biographies paints a fascinating picture of the Wild West through the eventful accounts of the people who lived in these interesting times. Each 1,700- to 2,300-word essay is presented in alphabetical order and includes:

• Buffalo Bill
• George Custer
• Wyatt Earp
• Belle Starr
• Kit Carson
• Annie Oakley
• Andrew Jackson
• Nat "Deadwood Dick" Love
• Sarah Winnemucca
• Black Hawk
• Daniel Boone
• Lewis and Clark
• Mifflin Gibbs
• Mariano Vallejo
• Tecumseh
• Crazy Horse
• And many others

Also included are 65 photographs, a timeline, glossary, sources for further study, and subject index.

Westward Expansion: Biographies Edition 1. (Library of the Westward Expansion),Tom Pendergast,Sara Pendergast,Christine Slovey,U·X·L,0787648639,Biography,Biography & Autobiography - General,Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12),History - U.S.,Juvenile Nonfiction,Reference,Territorial expansion,United States,United States - 19th Century/Old West,West (U.S.),Social Sciences

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