The Move West—Exploration and Frontier Life in North America

           When someone mentions American frontier life, The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder often springs to mind.  But these well-loved books form just a part of the long wagon train of children's books describing the discovery and settlement of North America. The Stacks section of this In Review lists over 250 titles arranged chronologically. Each title furnishes a brief description as well as the geographical setting for the explorers, gold seekers, and hardy pioneers who traveled steadily westward across a continent. Articles range from discussing historical perspectives on Native Americans, to a biographical sketch of a Canadian heroine, Madeleine Verchères, to an Oregonian author writing about the Oregon Trail. Westward, ho—for reading!

One of the back issues published in 1996 of the In Review: Living Books Past and Present journals.

Includes:

• Articles:
  • "Author Profile: Mary Jane Carr" by Therese Ladell
  • "Madeleine de Verchères: Youthful Heroine of the 17th Century" by John O'Brien
  • "A Sidelong Look at Indians" by Lydia Reynolds
• The move west book list organized by topics of:
  • Earliest exploration 570-1300's (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners)
  • Early European exploration 1492-1580 (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)
  • The first settlers 1580-1700 (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)
  • Colonial and early America 1700-1840 (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)
  • Mountain men, the fur trade and the voyageur (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)
  • Southern route of westward expansion 1820-1850 (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners)
  • Westward ho! the wagons 1840-1848 (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)
  • Gold!!! California, 1849/Alaska, 1897/ British Columbia, 1860's (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)
  • Travel and communication (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners)
  • Midwestern states 1860's-1880's (books for the young, intermediate readers and listeners, older youth)

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Book Details:

• Page count: 48
• Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.09
  • Weight: 0.15 lbs.
  • SKU: 1009
  • ISBN 1073-1660