west (u.s.)

The adventures of twelve-year-old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what really happened to Jake's actor father.

Describes the lives of people involved with mining and business in the American West during the 1800s.

Recounts the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which explored the western half of America, examining the native societies the two men encountered and the effect of their discoveries.

Describes and illustrates the exploration of the American frontier from 1776 to the late nineteenth century, through a variety of images created during that period.

Profiles eight people who helped shape the popular image of the Wild West: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Belle Starr, and Judge Roy Bean.

An account of the two-and-a-half-year expedition that yielded vast knowledge of the West, geographically and scientifically.

Uses contemporary pictures and maps in presenting the story of the trappers, miners, ranchers, and farmers who turned a huge wilderness into the "breadbasket of the world.".

Describes and illustrates the American West from 1763 to 1912 through a variety of images created during that period.

Describes life in the American West and the growth of the cattle industry, from the introduction of horses and cattle by the Spanish through the reign of the cattle barons in the late nineteenth century.

Describes and illustrates the western territorial expansion of the United States, from post-Revolution territorial activities of the former thirteen colonies to the last military clashes in the early 1900s, through a variety of images created during that period.