pioneers

Relates some of the legends of Daniel Boone, an American pioneer who became a folk hero.

As the pioneers traveled routes such as the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail on their journey through the West they experienced many hardships that affected not only their lives, but also the American Indians, America's animals, and the country.

Describes life for the pioneer families on the Oregon Trail, including many dangers they faced.

An introduction to the life of Jane Wilkinson Long, a Texas pioneer who experienced the early days of that state and who was the mother of the first Anglo baby born there.

Presents a brief study of pioneer families and the settlement of the frontier, and contains a short vocabulary list.

An account of the Murder of her Father and his Family; her sufferings; her marriage to two Indians; her troubles with her Children; barbarities of the Indians in the French and Revolutionary Wars; the life of her last Husband, &c; and many Historical Facts never before published. Carefully taken from her own words, Nov. 29th, 1823.

Answers questions about the expansion of the Western United States, including what was gold fever, why did families risk everything to move West, who were the cowboys, and more.

Studies Kit Carson's involvement with Native Americans in the nineteenth century.