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Which Way to the Wild West?
Everything Your Schoolbooks
Didn't Tell You About
America's Westward Expansion
Flash Point, July 2010
Grade Range: 4 to 8, Age Range: 8 to 14
ISBN: 978-1-59643-626-8
ISBN10: 1-59643-626-3
272 pages, with comics by Tim Robinson
Grade Range: 4 to 8, Age Range: 8 to 14
ISBN: 978-1-59643-626-8
ISBN10: 1-59643-626-3
272 pages, with comics by Tim Robinson
History - with the good bits put back!
1805: Explorer William Clark reaches the Pacific Ocean and pens the
famous line: "Ocian in view! O! the joy!" (That was Clark: good explorer;
bad speller).
1836: The Mexican general Santa Anna surrounds the Alamo, trapping 180 Texans inside and prompting Texan William Travis to declare, "I shall never surrender or retreat."
1846: A band of travelers, including the soon-to-be notorious Donner family, becomes trapped in the Sierra Nevada, forcing them to decide whether it's better to eat each other or starve to death in the snow.
1861: Two railroad companies, one starting in the West and one in the East, start a race to lay the most track and create a Transcontinental Railroad.
Get the felling the world's changing quickly? Welcome to the thrilling, tragic, and downright wild adventure of America's westward expansion.
1836: The Mexican general Santa Anna surrounds the Alamo, trapping 180 Texans inside and prompting Texan William Travis to declare, "I shall never surrender or retreat."
1846: A band of travelers, including the soon-to-be notorious Donner family, becomes trapped in the Sierra Nevada, forcing them to decide whether it's better to eat each other or starve to death in the snow.
1861: Two railroad companies, one starting in the West and one in the East, start a race to lay the most track and create a Transcontinental Railroad.
Get the felling the world's changing quickly? Welcome to the thrilling, tragic, and downright wild adventure of America's westward expansion.
"An engaging chronological medley of anecdotes about the Wild West in
nine lively chapters starting with the Louisiana Purchase and ending with
the Lakota massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890."
- School Library Journal
"An accessible and engaging historical overview." - Kirkus Reviews
"Sheinkin builds his conversational narrative around stories of the men and women who peopled the west, with particular attention given to African Americans, Chinese workers, and everyday farmers and cowboys. There's plenty of humor here, but Sheinkin's strength is his ability to transition between events." - Horn Book
"Super illustrations, fresh stories, thoughtful insights with a light touch, this is fun for kids and parents alike." - Travelforkids.com
- School Library Journal
"An accessible and engaging historical overview." - Kirkus Reviews
"Sheinkin builds his conversational narrative around stories of the men and women who peopled the west, with particular attention given to African Americans, Chinese workers, and everyday farmers and cowboys. There's plenty of humor here, but Sheinkin's strength is his ability to transition between events." - Horn Book
"Super illustrations, fresh stories, thoughtful insights with a light touch, this is fun for kids and parents alike." - Travelforkids.com
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