Presents examples of women who helped to shape the Western frontier in such diverse roles as schoolteacher, missionary, justice of the peace, and homesteader.
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Grade 4-8-- A too-broad scope and lack of background mar The Great Society . Johnson's programs are touched on, but more attention is given to civil rights legislation. Greater depth can be found in biographies of L.B.J. Women is interesting, although its wide-ranging focus doesn't succeed as well in the series format. Fox chooses a few people to illustrate why women in general went west and what they found. An abrupt ending spotlights Annie Oakley. Battle covers the events and personalities of this bloody two-day Tennessee conflict and its significance in Civil War history. An additional source to more general books on that war, its focus on a single event demonstrates this series' strength. Kent's skill in depicting both the excitement and horror of battle is evident in Rough Riders as well. He colorfully captures the exuberance of Roosevelt's motley regiment--Ivy leaguers elbow-to-elbow with southwestern cowpunchers--and also mentions the African-American regiments that joined them on their historic charge. Each title is thoroughly illustrated, although battle maps are too small and lack sufficient explanation. --Sally Bates Goodroe, Houston Pub . Lib .
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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Mary Virginia Fox is the author of several nonfiction books for children.
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This book tells you what women did to help shape the west,
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This review is from: Women Who Shaped the West (Cornerstones of Freedom) (Paperback)
I pleased to know that people care to write about women in such great ways. Everyone should know that it was not only men who shaped teh west they needed us ladies.
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Explorers, trappers, and miners were the first European men to cross the plains and mountains of the West, but women were soon to follow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Henrietta King, United States, Esther Morris, Richard King, Santa Gertrudis, Carrie Roach New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Explorers, trappers, and miners were the first European men to cross the plains and mountains of the West, but women were soon to follow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Henrietta King, United States, Esther Morris, Richard King, Santa Gertrudis, Carrie Roach New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Army Wives on the American Frontier: Living by the Bugles by Anne Bruner Eales in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Cooking Up U.S. History: Recipes and Research to Share with Children by Suzanne I. Barchers on page 61
- Growing a Girl: Seven Strategies for Raising a Strong, Spirited Daughter by Dr. Barbara Mackoff on page 139
- Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding by Stephanie Harvey in Back Matter
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