An informative and factual text, enhanced by colorful illustrations, photographs, and clippings, presents the story of the people who played a part in America's westward expansion, from the time of the Louisiana Purchase through the California Gold Rush.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-Herb uses primary sources throughout her narrative to give readers an introduction to the people who settled the West, the rewards they sought, and the challenges they faced. Each chapter describes a separate place or movement. Some, such as the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Oregon Trail, and the California Gold Rush, have all received extensive coverage elsewhere. Others, such as the British outpost at Fort Vancouver, the Black Hawk War, the Whitman Mission in Oregon, and the opening of the Mormon Trail, are not as well known. Their inclusion allows the author to tell the stories of women and other groups often left out of more traditional histories. The objective text is well written, making each story interesting and informative. The format is attractive, with wide margins and numerous sidebars that provide supplementary material. The many well-chosen, black-and-white period art reproductions and photos add to the text and maps inside each cover highlight the places mentioned in each chapter. This book offers more detail and personal perspective about this period than the overviews found in Carter Smith's Bridging the Continent and The Conquest of the West (1992, both Millbrook), and will be useful for both report writers and general readers. A good choice for any library that needs material on this era.
Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 7^-12. The first entry in the Young Readers' History of the West series, this detailed overview will appeal less to the "young" than to good readers in junior high and high school. There are long chapters on the early-nineteenth-century trappers, traders, adventurers, soldiers, and missionaries; on the struggle of Native American nations to defend their homelands; and on the Oregon Trail, the Mormon pioneers, the Mexican War, and the gold rush. The text is tightly packed with information, but the large-size volume, with many fully captioned archival photos and prints, may attract browsers. Best of all are the short quotes from personal narratives, including the autobiography of Black Hawk and the journals of women and children on the Oregon Trail. Most personal quotes are attributed, but otherwise there is no documentation of sources. A map, a detailed time line, a glossary, and a further reading list are included. Add this to the flood of recent books that "open up" ' the western frontier in the classroom and the library. Hazel Rochman
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