What was the wild west? /

Pascal, Janet B.,

What was the wild west? / Wild west? by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. - 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. - What was...? .

Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

What was the Wild West? -- The frontier -- Log cabin pioneers -- The Oregon Trail -- Home on the Range -- Shoot-outs on the prairie -- The end of the buffalo -- Gold fever and boomtowns -- Ghost towns -- Stolen lands -- Homesteads -- Proving a claim -- The closing of the frontier -- Timelines.

An exploration of the Wild West, with information on cowboys, buffalo, gun fights, and more.

5.2 3-6 820L Lexile X Fountas

9780399544248 9781537978116 0399544240 153797811X


Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--19th century.


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

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