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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces readers to the first inhabitants of the Wild West. Readers will learn about Native American struggles over land and the historical and heartbreaking Trail of Tears. Through rich text and historic photographs, readers will learn about how life changed for Native Americans when white settlers started moving west. Engaging text explains important people and events, including the Great Sioux War of 1876 and Crazy Horse. "Truth or...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 11
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Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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In the early 1800s, the US government forced Native Americans in the Southeast United States out of their homes and off of land they had occupied for thousands of years. The Trail of Tears takes a look at the shocking and tragic story of how Native Americans were affected by settlement in the United States. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, maps,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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The 1800s brought much change to the United States: new territory, new minerals, and new opportunity. This was a time when men, women, and children journeyed across the country for a life unknown. The new area they headed for was called the West. There, settlers had to rebuild their lives. From learning how to farm the land and building homes to encountering Native Americans, the pioneers experienced life like no one had before. This book describes...
7) Wild West
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Brief text and color illustrations chronicle the history of the American West, from the adventures of Lewis and Clark to the massacre at Wounded Knee.
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"Colorado has been inhabited by people for thousands of years from the earliest Ancient Pueblo peoples to more recent native peoples such as those of the Apache Nation, the Algonquian-speaking Arapaho and Cheyenne, and the Numic-speaking Comanche, Shoshone, and Ute. The book examines the history and culture of these peoples and how they were shaped by the state's geography and climate. It also looks at how native peoples were affected by the arrival...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Books, television shows, and movies have illustrated the adventures of cowboys, sharpshooters, and outlaws of the Wild West. But many popular stories about the American West have gotten some facts wrong and left others out altogether. Fact and Fiction of the Wild West dives into the myths about what life was like for settlers and Native American peoples in the West and brings the truth to light. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter...
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c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
12) Pioneers
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c2003
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This book, presenting history through the works of first-person narrators, discusses the pioneers and the pushing of America's borders from colonies on the Atlantic all the way to California and Oregon on the Pacific.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Trail of Tears was not a one-time event, but actually a 2-decade policy of relocating Native Americans to the West in forced marches. Young readers will learn history through the fictional journal entries of Awenasa, a young Cherokee girl. This book communicates history through powerful emotions, encouraging readers to thoughtfully reflect on the plight of the natives of North America. Fact boxes throughout the text illuminate important historical...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 8
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"On December 7, 1941 -- "a date which will live in infamy" -- the Japanese navy launched an attack on the American military bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan, and the US Army officially entered the Second World War. Three years later, on December 18, 1944, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which enabled the Secretary of War to enforce a mass deportation of more than 100,000...
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[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Saddle up and get ready for a ride back into the wild and wooly past of the American West. The west was at its wildest from 1865 to 1895, when territories west of the Mississippi River remained untamed and lawless. Famous for cowboys, American Indians, lawmen, gunslingers, pioneers, and prospectors, this period in US history captures the imagination of all kids and now is brought vividly to life. From the Trade Paperback edition.
19) Buffalo soldiers
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"During the mid-1880s, the first black regiments of the US Army were formed. These soldiers served on the western frontier, as well as conflicts in Cuba, the Philippines, and Mexico. They were nicknamed "buffalo soldiers," by Native Americans. Despite their upstanding service, these courageous men faced prejudice in their own country. In this educational text, readers will learn all about the history of the buffalo soldiers. Photographs bring the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book relays the factual details of the Oregon Trail and the United States' westward expansion in the 1800s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost."--Publisher's web site.
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