Depictions of the American west in literature, art and film perpetuate romantic stereotypes of the pioneers--the gold-crazed '49er, the intrepid sodbuster. Whil

Offers insight into the pioneer children's daily life and provides profiles of real migrant children and their later successes.

The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “as re

Answers questions about the expansion of the Western United States, including what was gold fever, why did families risk everything to move West, who were the c

Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last