pioneers

Relates the true story of Davy Crockett, one of the Old West's outstanding hunters, frontiersmen, and legislators.

Describes what life was like for some of the pioneers who went west during the second half of the nineteenth century to prospect for gold, build railroads, and settle the Great Plains.

Discusses some of the explorers and trappers who journeyed west to hunt and trade beaver pelts and other commodities during the early nineteenth century.

Explores the experiences of American children who traveled west to Oregon or California on wagon trains between 1841 and 1869, focusing on transportation, chores, recreation, and dangers.

Follow Liz and Samuel Butler through the four seasons of 1843 to show what life was like for pioneer children, and features projects, games, and recipes that mirror their activities in their frontier home.

The story of Jean Baptiste Du Sable and the adventures he had on the way to becoming a successful fur trader and founder of the city that came to be known as Chicago.

Explores various details of frontier and pioneer life in connection with the Oregon National Historic Trail, covering topics such as the growth of fur trapping and the contest between different nations for control of Oregon, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.

Explores various details of the social life and customs of pioneers in the American West, covering topics such as the California gold rush, the Homestead Act of 1862, and struggles between early settlers and Native Americans, with illustrations, a timeline, and statistics.

Presents a group biography of eleven men who explored the American West in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including ship's officers, fur traders, and Army officers.

Illustrated text, letters, and diary excerpts follow the fictional Marshall family, as they travel from New York State to the Oregon territory by wagon train in the 1850s.