Shipping is extra. THE PONY EXPRESS, Hoofbeats in the Wilderness, hb, xlib, exc cond, "Describes the circumstances under which the Pony Express was founded, how it was organized, the rough territory and general hardships faced by the riders, and the technological innovation that ended it." $7
HIGHWAYS INTO HISTORY, Ten trails of discovery that led American pioneers on their journey to nationhood. xlib, hb, 150 pp, These trails have bby blazed by Spanish missionaries, British soldiers and American frontiersmen, traveled on by spies and scoundrels, poets, presidents and pioneers, includes Boston Post Road, Iroquois Trail, Conquistadores Trail, Natchez Trace, El Camino Real , Oregon Trail, and many more, St. Martin's Press, $14 THE REAL BOOK ABOUT GOLD, hb, dj, 1954, 222 pp, "This book tells the real story of gold from ancient times down to the present day. Because this metal, above all others, has captured te imagination of mankind, many fabulous stories have accumulated round it. This book tells you some of these strange legends from both the Old World and the New. There are also tales of gold rushes, some funny, some tragic, that makde fascinating reading..." bce, exc cond, $7 ALASKA GOLD RUSH, Landmark #92, hb, xlib, pictoral cover,1960, first inside blank page removed, vg cond, tip edge of spine worn away, $9 ALASKA GOLD RUSH, Landmark #92, hb, May McNeer, xlib, pictoral cover,1960, first inside blank page removed, vg cond, tip edge of spine worn away, $8 THE LADY FROM BLACK HAWK, hb, " A mining town in Idaho Territory in the mid-1880s, was a rip snortin' place..., 12 yr old Julie Morgan has to find a wife for her widower father and a mother for herself and her two brothers, ...this tale gives an authentic picture of the Old West." 189 pp, exc cond, $7 BY THE GREAT HORN SPOON! "Set in 1849, during the California Gold Rush, the story of an orphan and a loyal butler from Boston. A fun and fantastic historical fiction" 192 pp, xlib, hb, exc cond, $6 OWLS AND ANSWERS, San Francisco during gold rush, historical fiction , Jr Literary Guild selection for boys &girls,176 pp, hb, xlib, $8 EXPLORING THE AMERICAN WEST, hb, xlib, exc cond, "Recounts the exploits of explorers of the American West, from daniel boone in the late 1700s to john charles fremont in the 1850s." Franklin Watts, $7 BENJAMIN BONNEVILLE, SOLDIER-EXPLORER, 1796-1878, Messner, hb, 1959, exc cond, 192 pp, KH,Utah history- Bonneville Dam, Bonneville Salt Flats, Lake Bonneville are all named for this soldier-explorer who served in the U.S. Army as trail blazer and cartographer for fifty years. Bonneville explored the upper Rockies, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, amd took the first wagons across the Rockies. $14 THE WAGONMEN, "This is the story of the wagonmen, from the development of the Conestoga in the early 18th century to the advent of Mr. Ford's horseless wagon at the dawn of the 20th century..... Before canals and railroads, wagons hauled the commerce and the travelers of the growing United States....." 219 pp, illustrated, $9 SOD-HOUSE WINTER, They Came From Sweden, 1942, Clara Ingram Judson, hb, xlib, vg cond, 214 pp, This author is well-loved and weaves a beautiful story of Swedish immigrants in the West. $12 CUSTER'S LAST STAND, Landmark, exc cond, $9 TRAILBLAZERS, THE WILD WEST IN AMERICAN HISTORY, 9 x 11 hb, "Describes the exploits of men who explored the American West during the early 1800s, including Lewis and Clark, John Colter, Joe Walker, and Thomas Nuttall, mountain men, the Mormons, Jim Bridger, Zebulon Pike, John Astor, Oregon Trail, South Pass, Fort Laramie" 1990, exc cond,an excellent overview with colorful illustrations, helpful to various ages, plenty of data, but also summarization and illustrations that will interest younger ones too, $8 VOICES OF THE SOUTHWEST, by Jacqueline Bernard, xlib, pb, 1972, Spanish Explorers and Settlers, 127 pp, high school level or adult, Firebird books/Scholastic, $5 GREAT AMERICAN JOURNEYS, THE REAL BOOK OF, Lively accounts of the daring adventures that have made America great" hb, dj, 1953, Landmark style book, this includes more than just the western pioneers (underground railroad, pilgrims, revolutionary adventurers), vg cond, $7 COWBOYS OF THE WILD WEST, 105 pp, RL5, " Describes the young men who inspired the legend- the old-time, trail-driving cowboys that worked on the open range during the 1890s." many photographs, pb, $7 PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE FRONTIER WEST-1875-1910- Their lives and their work, Andrews, hb, dj, vg cond, "Covers photographers who were out west taking pictures of everything and everybody. Indians, outlaws, working men and women. Some of the photographers include: Edward S. Curtis, Camillos S. Fly, Darius Kinsey, Thomas M. McKee, Lee Passmore, and many others. Book is divided into chapters, each chapter covers a different photographer and geographic area. Includes biographical sketches of the photographers. These early photographers worked with clumsy cameras and heavy collodion plates yet they manged to record the native Americans and European pioneers of this time. Images from Frank H Nowell [Alaska], Arnold Genthe [San Francisco Earthquake, Chinatown], Darius Kinsey [Washington Logging] Edward S Curtis [Indians] A W Ericson [redwoods] Thomas M McKee [Mese Verde & Ute Indians] Henry G Peabody [Los Angeles] and Lee Passmore[ San Diego]. " This book is a treasure, so very interesting, full of photographs! 185 pp, privately owned, $23 HISTORIC BLACK PIONEERS, A Gift of Heritage, 13 chapters each one on a different pioneer, 31 pp, pb, pamphlet type book, Empak Publishing, exc cond, $3 THE VALIANT FEW, CRISIS AT THE ALAMO, Tinkle, hb, Macmillan Battle Books, 7 x 9, 1964, maps, illustrations, portraits, a thorough and interesting chronicle of the Alamo, including the prologue, the days of seige, chronology, and the final victory, exc cond, $8 SACAJAWEA, GUIDE TO LEWIS AND CLARK, hb, dj, 1960, Riverside Press, xlib, has been reinforced by library with extra tape, well written, $5 TRAILS WEST, National Geographic Society HB with dj, 1979, includes the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the California Trail, the Gila Trail, the Bozeman Trail, and more, 207 pp, exc cond, $5 THE SANTE FE TRAIL, by Samuel Hopkins Adams, hb, Random House 1951, 182 pp, exc cond, $5 I, ADAM, Jean Fritz, hb, 255 pp, "In 1850, Adam Crane precedes his family to their new farm. A thoughtful, realistic story by an outstanding author." 12 and up, xlib, $10 SANTA FE WAGON BOSS, Farrell, hb with dj, xlib, frontier fiction, 189 pp, $4 WAGONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, FRONTIERS OF AMERICA SERIES, hb, xlib, exc cond, Edith McCall, 1961, true story about real people, 126 pp, Children's Press, this author is a favorite, $9 HEROES OF THE WESTERN OUTPOSTS, hb, FRONTIERS OF AMERICA SERIES, xlib, exc cond, Edith McCall, 1960, includes John Colter, Joe LaBarge, Bent's Fort (Kit Carson), Jim Bridger, Wild Bill Hickok Fort Kearney and more heroes, true stories of real people, $9 WINNING OF THE WEST, HOW AND WHY WONDER BOOK OF, 8 x 10 pb, 1963, yellowed pp, 2 numbers written on front, wonderful overview, includes Early Settlements, Early PIoneers and how they lived, Daniel Boone, Pennsylvania, Louisiana Purchase, Mountain Men, Oregon Trail, Mexican War, Mormon Trek, Gold Ruusters, Last of the Indian Wars, Cherokee Strip, Transportation/Communication, Cattle Country, Outlaws and Peace Officers, Sodbusters, well illustrated,$5 FREMONT, SOLDIER, EXPLORER, STATESMAN, Rand McNally hb, xlib, illustrated with maps and photographs, Fremont, known as the "Pathfinder", 166, 256 pp, exc cond, " Fremont is vividly portrayed as are his friend and fellow explorer Kit Carson and others." the deep west- through the Mississippi, Missouri and onto Oregon, Sierras and California, $16 EDMOND CHRONICLES, 8 x 10 coloring book teaching the history of a town in Oklahoma, created by Laura Nigliazzo, very interesting and like new, $2 EXPLORING THE GREAT RIVER, Early Voyagers on the Mississippi from DeSoto to LaSalle, "Eyewitness accounts of the first Spanish and French explorations, including narratives of the expeditions of De Soto, Marquette and Jolliet, Hennepin, and La Salle. " 1969, first edition, xlib hb, dj, exc cond, 150 pp, 6 x9, $18 THE PONY EXPRESS, Landmark, hb, 1950, privately owned, vg cond, some fading spots on cover, $8 THE WEST, a Geography, large 8 x 11 hb, 1969 , 304 pp, xschool, includes exploring the west, settling the west, the West in Spanish and Mexican days, the states of the west(Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii), learning map skills, land and climate, people, industry and resources, and more, $6 THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND CLARK, NorthStar books, 1962, 183 pp, xlib, cover worn, inside tight,excellent living book about these brave men who opened up the United States' West, '$7 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEWIS AND CLARK, 1970, National Geographic Society, hb, 216 pp, beautiful photographs, illustrations, color portraits, maps, and much more, great resource, $9 UNDAUNTED COURAGE, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West, Ambrose, pb, cover creased, 1996, 521 pp, ALA Notable book, $10 COVERED WAGON BOY, Frontier Series, "Nothing could turn younsters into adults faster than a year on the wagon trail west!," 143 pp, Master Books, exc cond, xlib, $6 GIRLHOOD JOURNEYS, SHANNON , A CHINATOWN ADVENTURE, SAN FRANCISCO, 1880 book one, ages 7-11, pb - $4 THE LONER, Newbery, RL6, Orphan boy going west as a farm laborer finds an identity, $3 THE THUNDERING PRAIRIE, hb, 1969, 192 pp, "On 9/16/1893, more than 6 million Oklahoma acres were settled within a few hours. Many left eyewitness accounts of what happened to them on that memorable, dramatic day. This book is based on the recollections of the boomers who lived it." last 5 pp have a closed tear which doesn't affect readability, otherwise vg cond, $9 SARAH PLAIN AND TALL, hb, ''$4 SARAH PLAIN AND TALL, pb, $2 FRONTIER WOMAN, THE LIFE OF A WOMAN HOMESTEADER ON THE DAKOTA FRONTIER, sc, "Retold from the original notes and letters of Grace Fairchild, a Wisconsin teacher, who went to South Dakota in 1898..." 1991, 115 pp, vg cond, $10 THE PICTURE STORY AND BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL BOONE, hb, xlib, American Heroes library, 140 pp, ages 10 and up, 1965, "The story of the great hunter and Indian fighter who led pioneers across the mountains to establish new homes in Kentucky." $7 THE FORGOTTEN HEROES, THE STORY OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, Scholastic sc, 180 pp, RL 5, exc cond, 1993, $4 THE TEXAS RANGERS, hb, Landmark 1957, vg cond, top edge of spine has small tear, privately owned, $12 THUNDER ON THE GULF, THE STORY OF THE TEXAS NAVY, hb, dj, 1973, 138 pp, Old Army Press, exc cond, $14 THE UNITED STATES IN THE MEXICAN WAR, hb, xlib, illustrated with photographs and maps, "A detailed account of the events leading up to and through the war which the United States fought against Mexico." 1976, 145 pp, written for young adults interested in history, $8 ____________________________________________________________ Need cash? 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