Westminster - American West | Williamsburg

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It's 1850, and you are setting off on the treacherous Oregon Trail. In this first book of four, your goal is to get you and your family to Chimney Rock on time. But many dangers await you on the journey ahead. Wild animals, natural disasters, sickness, and other obstacles stand between you and your destination. Which path will get you safely across the prairie? With more than twenty possible endings, choose wrong and you'll never make it to Chimney...

2) Westminster Pioneers and Westward Expansion kit

3) Westward expansion: an interactive history adventure

Author

Lassieur, Allison

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You choose books. History

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Book, eBook

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"Describes the people and events of the age of Manifest Destiny and the American West. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a traveler on the Oregon Trail, a laborer, or a Sioux warrior"--Provided by publisher.

4) Donner dinner party

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Hale, Nathan

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Nathan Hale's hazardous tales

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The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada...

5) The Oregon Trail: an interactive history adventure

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Doeden, Matt

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You choose books. History

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Book, eBook

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"Describes the journey on the Oregon Trail from three different historical perspectives"--Provided by publisher.

6) Wild West

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Osborne, Mary Pope

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Magic tree house fact trackers volume 38

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What is a ghost town? Why do we call the Old West wild? What are cowboys? Who was Billy the Kid? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about the American West. Jack and Annie learn more about the Wild West, including what a ghost town is, who Billy the Kid is, and why we call the Old West wild.

7) If you were me and lived in ... the American West

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Roman, Carole P

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If you were me and lived in volume 10

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See what life would be like if you lived in American West.

8) Buffalo before breakfast

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Osborne, Mary Pope

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Magic tree house. Original series volume 18

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The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.

9) ancestor approved intertribal stories for kids

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10) We are still here!: Native American truths everyone should know

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Sorell, Traci

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Live Oak Media eReadalong

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Book, Audio-enabled Book, Book + CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here! Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers...