Westward Ho!

Westward Ho!
Author: Lucille Recht Penner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2003
Genre: Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN: 9780439411356

Depicts the settlement of the American west during the 1800s.

Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion
Author: Teresa Domnauer
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN: 9780531212493

Describes the causes, methods, people, and effects of the expansion of the original thirteen colonies to the West.

Westward the Dream (Ribbons West Book #1)

Westward the Dream (Ribbons West Book #1)
Author: Judith Pella
Publisher: Bethany House
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1441232370

As the U.S. descends into the Civil War, photographer Brenton Baldwin travels west with his sister Jordana, taking pictures of the developing lands and in search of their sister. Along for the trip is young Caitlan O'Connor, who has just arrived from Ireland. Will they make it to California to find their family despite the danger that looms ahead? And can early romance grow into love in the face of trials and tragedy?

Westward

Westward
Author: Dale L. Walker
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2013-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466844140

The American West. Just as America attracted millions to her shores by building upon a foundation of freedom, democracy, and a new start, the lands beyond the Mississippi would also attract people from all over the world with visions of opportunity and wide open spaces and provide America with legends and myths that have yet to die. In Westward, the history of the Old American West unfolds in twenty-eight original stories written especially for this unique collection that commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Western Writers of America. Featuring stories handpicked by four-time Spur Award-winning author Dale L. Walker, Westward is a time capsule of the Old American West, from the first horse ever seen by a North American Indian to a man who escaped from the Alamo, from the massacre at Mountain Meadows to Libbie Custer's great secret, from the Apache wars to the California gold rush. And such luminaries of the West as Crazy Horse, Jim Bridger, Jedediah Smith, King Fisher, Doc Holliday, Belle Starr, John Wesley Hardin, and the one black man to accompany the Lewis and Clark expedition are brought to life in these colorful and dramatic tales. Here, the ghosts of the Old West, some already there, others lured to that vast and trackless land of the setting sun, will talk to you in this volume of short stories to be treasured. Includes new short fiction by: Arthur Winfield Knight Bill Crider Bill Gulick C. F. Eckhardt Cotton Smith Dale L. Walker Dan Aadland Don Coldsmith Elaine Long Emery L. Mehok Ivon B. Blum James Reasoner Janet E. Graebner John Jakes John V. Breen Lenore Carroll Linda Sandifer Loren D. Estleman Matt Braun Michelle Black Otis Carney Richard C. House Richard S. Wheeler Riley Froh Rod Miller Susan K. Salzer Troy D. Smith Win Blevins At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Westward Ho!

Westward Ho!
Author: Charles Kingsley
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1920
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Kingsley's historical romance of the Spanish Main, first published in 1855. From the coral reefs of the Barbados to the jungles and fabled cities of the Orinoco and on to the great sea battle with the Spanish Armada, this vibrant novel captures the daring spirit of Elizabethan adventurers who sailed with Sir Francis Drake. Contains a table of contents and listing of illustrations.

Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion
Author: Ray Allen Billington
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Total Pages: 918
Release: 1982
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780023098604

When it appeared in 1949, the first edition of Ray Allen Billington's 'Westward Expansion' set a new standard for scholarship in western American history, and the book's reputation among historians, scholars, and students grew through four subsequent editions. This abridgment and revision of Billington and Martin Ridge's fifth edition, with a new introduction and additional scholarship by Ridge, as well as an updated bibliography, focuses on the Trans-Mississippi frontier. Although the text sets out the remarkable story of the American frontier, which became, almost from the beginning, an archetypal narrative of the new American nation's successful expansion, the authors do not forget the social, environmental, and human cost of national expansion.

Westward Expansion and Migration, Grades 6 - 12

Westward Expansion and Migration, Grades 6 - 12
Author: Cindy Barden
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2011-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580375847

Bring history to life for students in grades 6Ð12 using Westward Expansion and Migration. This 128-page book is perfect for independent study or use as a tutorial aid. It explores history, geography, and social studies with activities that involve critical thinking, writing, and technology. The book includes topics such as Lewis and Clark, the Santa Fe Trail, the Gold Rush, and San Francisco. It also includes vocabulary words, time lines, maps, and reading lists. The book supports NCSS standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Author: Lillian Schlissel
Publisher: Schocken
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2004-07-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0805211764

More than a quarter of a million Americans crossed the continental United States between 1840 and 1870, going west in one of the greatest migrations of modern times. The frontiersmen have become an integral part of our history and folklore, but the Westering experiences of American women are equally central to an accurate picture of what life was like on the frontier. Through the diaries, letters, and reminiscences of women who participated in this migration, Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey gives us primary source material on the lives of these women, who kept campfires burning with buffalo chips and dried weeds, gave birth to and cared for children along primitive and dangerous roads, drove teams of oxen, picked berries, milked cows, and cooked meals in the middle of a wilderness that was a far cry from the homes they had left back east. Still (and often under the disapproving eyes of their husbands) they found time to write brave letters home or to jot a few weary lines at night into the diaries that continue to enthrall us. In her new foreword, Professor Mary Clearman Blew explores the enduring fascination with this subject among both historians and the general public, and places Schlissel’s groundbreaking work into an intriguing historical and cultural context.