Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in the Spanish West including their relations with Indians, farming and ranching, trading, religion, and the importance of community.
Profiles Wyatt Earp, a peace officer in the "Wild West" who is remembered for his part in a gunfight at the O.K. Corral, where a dozen men fought, several died, and only Earp was not shot.
Describes the adventures and discoveries of early explorers to the southwestern United States, including Marcos de Niza, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, and others, and features a glossary, maps, and illustrations.
Josephina, a javelina who dreams of becoming a famous ballerina, heads for California hoping to be discovered, but her cousin Angelina takes her to a talent agent who looks strangely familiar.
Through her freshman year of high school, fourteen-year-old Melissa struggles to hold on to memories of her deceased father, cope with her mother's return to dating, get along with her sister, and sort out her feelings about her best friend.
Chronicles the life and journeys of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco V?squez de Coronado, who searched the lands north of Mexico, or New Spain, for the legendary Seven Cities of C?bola.
