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Traces the white man's conquest of the Indians of the American West, emphasizing the causes, events, and effects of the major Indian Wars leading to the symbolic end of Indian freedom at Wounded Knee.

What is a dugout house? Who suffered as pioneers moved west? What were the "orphan trains"? Discover the astonishing true stories of real children in extraordinary situations around the world. Children's True Stories: Migration tells the fascinating stories of young migrants who left their homes, and often their families, to start new lives in new lands. Each title in the Children's True Stories: Natural Disasters series contains: Insight into...

Describes the experiences of people who helped to settle the American West as prospectors, miners, and loggers, noting key events and places along the way.

Presents the history of the Wild West, covering pioneers, business people, scouts, lawmen, outlaws, gangs, gunslingers, and cowboys.

"There is more to the history of the transcontinental than connecting the United States. Most of the workers were of Chinese descent and were treated unfairly. Learn how workers protested for better treatment"--

Excitement over the West inspired thousands of Americans in the mid-1800s to start new lives on the other side of the continent. The Oregon Trail follows the trials and hopes of the emigrant's journeys.

Presents basic information about Washington, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.

Traces the competition between two railroad companies to build the first cross-country railroad, detailing the environmental and industrial dangers the tens of thousands of workers faced while working to link the nation.

Based on a true story originally written by one of the survivors, Neta Lohnes Frazier' s account of seven children traveling westward still has the power to astonish. In the 1840s, the Sager family set off on the Oregon Trail, a dangerous and adventure-filled journey. Tragedy struck when both the mother and father succumbed to fever, orphaning the youngsters- one just a newborn. The entire wagon train adopted them, until they arrived at the Whitman...

Describes the five teams that make up the Northwest Division of the National Basketball Association, their histories, famous players, and statistics.