Examines the life of hunter, woodsman, and frontiersman Davy Crockett, discussing his experiences as an American pioneer, Tennessee politician, and volunteer soldier.
Recounts the history of ten Americans--including Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and David Crockett--and their involvement with the nation's westward expansion, as well as how the Western U.S. and its legacy have shaped the America of today.
A history of the Oregon Trail follows the route used by fur traders, mountain men, farmers, gold hunters, entrepreneurs, and others who made their way west, offering stories about the hardships and triumphs of the massive migration.
Biography of Erastus Smith, known as Deaf because of his inability to hear, celebrating the gumption that led the sickly man from New York to Texas where he became strong, married, earned the respect of his neighbors, and became a hero in Texas' fight for independence from Mexico.
Mike Kelly is adopted by the Friedrichs a German immigrant farm family living in Missouri. His new stepmother is very kind but his step father is strict. And as for their son Gunther, he is a real bully who find countless ways to get Mike into deep trouble.
