Shipping is $1 a book if you get 4 or more, otherwise, by weight, starting at
3.25.
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." 145 pp, written for young
adults interested in history, $7
THE THUNDERING PRAIRIE, hb, 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, $7
HISTORIC PIONEER PROJECTS, hb, 9 x 11, xlib, exc cond, 197, presents
instructions for handicrafts and activities in the spirit of the
pioneers, including decoupage, hooked rugs, cornhusk dolls, Jacob's
ladder, stenciling, embossing, block and sponge printing, whirligig,
kitchen delights and much more, $8
VOICES OF THE SOUTHWEST, by Jacqueline Bernard, xlib, pb, Spanish Explorers
and Settlers, 127 pp, high school level or adult, Firebird books/Scholastic, $4
THE VALIANT FEW, CRISIS AT THE ALAMO, Tinkle, hb, Macmillan Battle Books, 7 x
9, 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, $6
THUNDER ON THE GULF, THE STORY OF THE TEXAS NAVY, hb, dj, 138 pp, Old Army
Press, exc cond, $12
RETREAT TO GLORY, THE STORY OF SAM HOUSTON, hb, 274 pp, biography of the famous
Texan leader, $12
THE PONY EXPRESS, Hoof beats 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
ANNIE OAKLEY, Little SureShot, hb, CFA , beautiful condition, privately owned,
$8
THE PRAIRIE SCHOONERS, Glen Rounds, hb, xlib, vg cond, $7
JEDEDIAH SMITH, FUR TRAPPER OF THE OLD WEST hb, exc cond, 187 pp, $8
THE SETTLEMENT OF CALIFORNIA, hb, xlib, 223 pp, "California's history- from the
first coastal explorations by Cabrillo to the 31 gun salute celebrating the
state's entry in to the Union is seen through the fascinating firsthand
accounts of explorers, missionaries, adventurers, and settlers....wide range of
source material... letters, diaries, and much more", $12
JOHN SUTTER: SUTTER'S FORT AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, hb, American Lives and
Times, quality book, includes glossary, timeline, additional resources and more
as well as primary source list, over 100 pp,written for youth, $8
WOMEN OF THE WEST, pb, signed by author Steber, accounts of many women, based
on accounts from diaries and letters, fascinating, $6
JOHN CHARLES FREMONT,Pathfinder to the West, hb, Great Explorations series,
quality book and looks unused, xlib, "A biography of the 19th century soldier,
politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up American West to
settlers." $8
ANDREW JACKSON Frontier Statesman, by Clara Ingram Judson, hb xlib, vg cond,
224 pp, nicely illustrated, $12
PIONEER GIRL: GROWING UP ON THE PRAIRIE, 7 x 9, xlib, sc, vg cond, $5
HIGHWAYS INTO HISTORY, Ten trails of discovery that led American pioneers on
their journey to nationhood. xlib, hb, 150 pp, These trails have by 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, $14
OWLS AND ANSWERS, San Francisco during gold rush, historical fiction , Jr
Literary Guild selection for boys &girls,176 pp, hb, xlib, $8
LEGENDS OF THE WEST, 9 x 12 hb, exc cond, includes Wyatt Earp, Home on the
Range, Overland Mail, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Jim Bridger, Chief Joseph,
Bill Pickett, Bat Masterson, John Fremont, Geronimo, Wild Bill Hickok, Bill
Tilghman, Western Wildlife, Jim Beckwourth, Sacagawea, Kit Carson, Nellie
Cashman, Charles Goodnight, Native Amierican Culture and much more, this uses
postage stamps of these personalities, along with vintage photographs and
illustrations, text, maps, timeline/dates on each page, beautiful quality book,
" $15
TO BE A LOGGER, Lenski, hb, 174 pp, This author did extensive research on
Oregon logging communities to write this authentic historical fiction about the
world of loggers and their families. She lived on location at a country store
in a logging town so she could interview people who lived the life. It is
fascinating and an important part of American history. I highly recommend it.
xlib, $16
JUDY'S JOURNEY, Lenski, hb, This is a book about child migrant workers all over
the Eastern Seaboard of the USA , from Alabama to New Jersey in the 1900s, all
written from the first hand interviews the author did with actual migrant
workers. Lenski is known for her heartwarming historical fiction, based on
true incidents. 212 pp, this has a few doodles on the inside blank pp, but not
in the text of the story, $10
THE SOD HOUSE, hb, Coatsworth, xlib, 64 pp, German immigrant family come to US
during the mid 1800s and end up in Kansas.... by train and wagon, "an appealing
story of how New Americans became pioneers and helped our country during thsoe
troubled years just before the Civil War." $6
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
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
HISTORIC BLACK PIONEERS, A Gift of Heritage, 13 chapters each one on a
different pioneer, 31 pp, pb, pamphlet type book, exc cond, $2
SACAJAWEA, GUIDE TO LEWIS AND CLARK, hb, xlib, has been reinforced by library
with extra tape, well written, $4
A CRY FOR ACTION, 1866- 1905, Moments in American History, short biographical
sketches of Geronimo, Joseph McCoy, Annie Oakley, Jane Addams, F E AND F O
Stanley, William Gorgas, 80 pp, full color, exc cond hb, xlib, $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, $14
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. " xlib hb, dj, exc cond, 150 pp, 6 x9, ''$12
THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND CLARK, North Star books, 183 pp, xlib, cover worn,
inside tight,excellent living book about these brave men who opened up the
United States' West, '$6
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEWIS AND CLARK, National Geographic Society, hb, 216 pp,
beautiful photographs, illustrations, color portraits, maps, and much more,
great resource, $8
UNDAUNTED COURAGE, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the
American West, Ambrose, pb, cover creased, 1996, 521 pp, ALA Notable book, ''$8
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
NARCISSA WHITMAN, BRAVE PIONEER, Troll sc, exc cond, "focuses on the events
from youth of a missionary who was the first white woman ito cross the Rocky
Mountains" a fascinating story of bravery and sacrifice, $4
THE LONER, Newbery, RL6, Orphan boy going west as a farm laborer finds an
identity, $3
SARAH PLAIN AND TALL, pb, $2
THE PICTURE STORY AND BIOGRAPHY OF DANIEL BOONE, hb, xlib, American Heroes
library, 140 pp, ages 10 and up, "The story of the great hunter and Indian
fighter who led pioneers across the mountains to establish new homes in
Kentucky." $5
THE FORGOTTEN HEROES, THE STORY OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS, Scholastic sc, 180 pp,
RL 5, exc cond, 1993, $4
SONG OF THE PINES, A STORY OF NORWEGIAN LUMBERING IN WISCONSIN, hb, 205 pp,
"Nils, a16 yr old orphaned knife grinder... stirring story of his Norwegian
immigrant community by authors who know Scandinavia and its people as well as
they do the farming and lumbering industries in the Middle West. Their story
is one of perseverence and courage in the building of pioneer homes and great
industries. " Land of the Free series, xlib, exc cond, Newbery award book, $15
STATE BOOKS from Capstone Press, each hardback book (in excellent condition)
gives an overview of the state, including its history, geography, people, and
living conditions; 1997, each book also includes index, useful addresses,
internet sites and timeline, fast facts page with the state bird, motto, seal,
etc., reinforced library bindings, beautiful red, white and blue flag motive
on covers, 6 x 8.5 size, $3 each:
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
IDAHO
KANSAS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO ?
OREGON
SOUTH DAKOTA
SPANNING THE GATE, THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, A photo documentary with text, 10 x
10, 134 pp, Squarebooks, very informative, chocked full of text as well as
photographs, quality book, $6
THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, hb, exc cond, 186 pp, $2
YOSEMITE, An American Treasure, hb with dj, National Geographic, 198 pp, 7 x
10, 1990, beautiful photography throughout, $5
Books printed 1985 and earlier are sold to adults as collectors only.
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