The American West: Native Americans, Pioneers and Settlers (History in Writing) [Hardcover]

Christine Hatt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: History in Writing

Surveys the settling of the American West, using excerpts from contemporary sources to highlight the original Native American inhabitants, the arrival of fur traders, the Gold Rush, Mormon migrations, the growth of cattle-ranching, and more.

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Grade 4-7-Utilizing a layout similar to DK titles, Hatt presents an extremely broad overview of the arrival of "non-Native Americans in the West." The book consists of four temporal sections each containing two-page chapters exploring such subjects as "The Louisiana Purchase," "Indian Removal," the Gold Rush, and a settler's daily life. The ambitious scope paired with the brevity of discussion results in a choppy narrative. Photographs (including one of Jesse James in his coffin), maps, original documents, and charts provide useful additional information. For example, when discussing Native Americans, the author supports her point with an excerpt from an original statement to demonstrate President Jackson's abhorrent treatment of them. Hatt recognizes the lack of representation of the lives of minorities in films but fails to develop a full-length discussion regarding their circumstances and opportunities. A visually strong work that is somewhat limited by its abbreviated text.
Laura Glaser, Euless Junior High School, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872262901
• ISBN-13: 978-0872262904
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,722,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for Teaching, June 6, 2000

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This review is from: The American West: Native Americans, Pioneers and Settlers (History in Writing) (Hardcover)

I teach a Western Literature Class, which is supposed to encompass the westward expansion into the North American continent. I found this book to a be a good outline for further research on subjects that applied to my class.