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HOW CHILDREN LIVE IN … THE PIONEER WEST
by Teri Brown
Meet Ellie and hear about her and her family's new home at the
end of the Oregon Trail in Oregon City
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ALPHABETICAL WORD TOUR THROUGH PIONEER TIMES
by Joan Russell
From A to Z, learn interesting and unusual facts about
life in pioneer times
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HOME SWEET PIONEER HOME
by Sandra
McGarrity
Find out what types of homes the western pioneers lived in and
built from scratch - from the mobile prairie schooners to log
cabins to sod homes and dugouts |
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EATING IN 1840'S AMERICA
by Isabelle
Ghaneh
Make authentic recipes such as fry bread, chili con carne and
Hangtown fry from all across America in the 1840's |
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THE OREGON TRAIL: DESTINY OR DEATH
by Amy O'Quinn
For many who chose to heed the call of "Go west, young
man, go west," the price paid was far greater than they
may have imagined. Find out what dangers awaited those who went
west
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HEADING WEST: LETTERS HOME
by Peggy
Kitchener
Read the letters one woman sent home to her family and friends
as she makes her way across the Oregon Trail towards new land
and a new life
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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE REVEREND CHARLES LORING
BRACE
by Tanya Roth
Hear Reverend Roth describe the living conditions for many orphans
in New York City and how his organization, the Children's Aid
Society, has helped them find new homes in the West via the
Orphan Trains
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THE PONY EXPRESS:
FROM MISSOURI TO CALIFORNIA
by Jacquelin
Cangro
Discover how letters that used to take months, were now delivered
to California in just ten days by brave riders on horseback
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OLDIES
BUT GOODIES: AMERICAN FOLK SONGS LIVE ON
by LuAnn Howe
Though you may not realize it, you probably already know many
American folk songs that were written between 1841 and 1855.
Find out which ones you know and sing along
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES IN THE WEST
by Nancy Bennett
As people moved westward, so did the business of communication
and advertising via signs and billboards. Hear about some of
the amusing signs that made life just a bit more colorful in
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INFRINGING
ON THE INDIANS: A NATION'S GROWTH
by Lisa Wroble
When the frontier of the United States began to fill with
settlers, clashes between these settlers and Native Americans
grew. Read about how the growth of a new nation impacted the
Indians who had been there first |
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MINING FOR GOLD: THE FORTY-NINERS
by Geri Walton
Mining for gold was no easy task. Find out how forty-niners
went about finding riches, how they lived and who benefited
from mining the most
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THE TRIP TO THE GOLD FIELDS
by Eric Heim
Come hear the story of how a young man, full of dreams, traveled
from his home in Sandusky, Ohio to the gold fields of California
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SAN FRANCISCO: CITY OF DREAMERS, CITY OF SCHEMERS
by Bob Field, Jr.
Of all the tales of the West, perhaps none is as unique as the
sudden rise of San Francisco from total obscurity to America's
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GOLD
RUSH COUNTRY: LAND OF THE MAIDU
by Jeny Dowlin
The original inhabitants
of Gold Rush country, which stretched from the banks of the
American River to the Sierra Nevada mountain range, were the
Maidu Indians. Read about the people whose name literally
means, "the people", and what happened to their
way of life
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MEXICO'S BOY HEROES: LOS NINOS HEROES
by Betsy Wheeler
Discover the story of six young Mexican cadets and their heroic
actions in what was to be one of the decisive battles in the
Mexican-American War
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WESTWARD HO THE ARTISTS GO!
by Chris Pepple
Artists yearned for a chance to explore the western frontier
too. Meet five artists who would travel the West, capturing
the beauty of the land and people for future generations to
enjoy
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