Which Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about Westward Expansion |
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| Author:
| Sheinkin, Steve |
| Illustrator:
| Robinson, Tim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59643-626-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Square Fish
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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History--with the good bits put back. Discover the drama, discoveries, dirty deeds and derring-do that won the American West.
With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Steve Sheinkin'sWhich Way to the Wild West?delivers America's greatest adventure. From the Louisiana Purchase (remember: if you're negotiating a treaty for your country, play it cool.) to the gold rush (there were only three ways to get to...
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History--with the good bits put back. Discover the drama, discoveries, dirty deeds and derring-do that won the American West.
With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Steve Sheinkin'sWhich Way to the Wild West?delivers America's greatest adventure. From the Louisiana Purchase (remember: if you're negotiating a treaty for your country, play it cool.) to the gold rush (there were only three ways to get to California--all of them bad) to the life of the cowboy, the Indian wars, and the everyday happenings that defined living on the frontier.