Gone West: Bold Adventures of American Explorers and Pioneers
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- 2015 Mary Pride First Place Literature Genre
- 2018 Mary Pride First Place Award in the Literature Category
- Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
A new nation that would stretch from ocean to ocean: this was the dream. Follow it into reality, from Jefferson and Monroe arranging the Louisiana Purchase through the bold explorations of Lewis & Clark, and Sacagawea.
Experience the dawning of a new age aboard Robert Fulton’s steamboat, and ride the rumbling wagons of the Oregon Trail pioneers. Feel the devastating effects faced by proud native American warriors, and witness the mammoth undertaking of the transcontinental railroad. Journey with the brave souls who hung out the sign, “Gone West!”
- Lewis & Clark
- Sacagawea
- Robert Fulton and the Steamboat
- American Pioneers
- Native American Indians
- and much more…
“Jim Weiss infuses facts…with a dose of “historytelling” and the result is a vibrant discourse…” — AudioFile
“…true stories of American frontiersmen and women with a smooth narrative flair.” — The Midwest Book Review
ISBN: 978-1-942968-69-6
Timeline: 1800's (United States)
Location: United States
Values: Cooperation and Teamwork, Courage, Friendship, Idealism, Patience and Perseverance, and Purposefulness