93 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 x 26 cm
age Children
Note
"A Library of Congress book."
Includes index.
Summary
An overview, in text and illustrations, of the pioneer experience in the American West, from the first settlers through the development of towns.
Contents
Westward ho! -- Off to the far West -- Leaving for a new land -- By stagecoach, boat and train -- The American cowboy -- The Frontier family -- Women on the frontier -- The Miracle of machinery -- Fun on the frontier -- Schools and towns -- America's breadbasket,