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Painting The Wild Frontier : The Art And Adventures Of George Catlin

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Susanna Reich
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Book, Clarion Books, 2008
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George Catlin is one of America’s best-known painters, famous for his iconic portraits of Native Americans. Generously illustrated with archival prints and photos and Catlin’s own magnificent paintings, here is a rollicking, accessible biography that weaves meticulously researched history into a fascinating frontier and jungle adventure story. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Catlin, George, · 1796-1872 · Juvenile literature · Painters · United States · Biography · Indians in art · West (U.S.) · In art · Reich, Susanna
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The Trouble Begins At 8 : A Life Of Mark Twain In The Wild, Wild West

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by Sid Fleischman
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Book, 1st ed, Greenwillow Books, 2008
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So begins Sid Fleischman’s ramble-scramble biography of the great American author and wit, who started life in a Missouri village as a barefoot boy named Samuel Clemens. Samuel Clemens adopted his pen name in a hotel room in San Francisco and promptly made a jumping frog (and himself) famous. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Twain, Mark, · 1835-1910 · Childhood and youth · Juvenile literature · Homes and haunts · West (U.S.) · Juvenile literature · Authors, American · 19th century · Biography · Fleischman, Sid, 1920-
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Window On The West : The Frontier Photography Of William Henry Jackson

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Laurie Lawlor
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Book, 1st ed, Holiday House, 1999
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Jackson, William Henry, · 1843-1942 · Juvenile literature · Photographers · United States · Biography · Juvenile literature · West (U.S.) · History · 1860-1890 · Pictorial works · Lawlor, Laurie
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Mountain Men : True Grit And Tall Tales

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Andrew Glass
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Book, Doubleday book for young readers, 2000
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In 1804, Lewis and Clark set out to find the fabled Northwest Passage to the Pacific, mounting the first expedition across the uncharted territory of President Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase. Though they never found the nonexistent Northwest Passage-or the lost tribes of Israel, rumored to be living in the Great American Desert-they did discover that the entire region west of the Mississippi was swarming with beaver. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Pioneers · West (U.S.) · Biography · Anecdotes · Juvenile literature · Trappers · Explorers · Frontier and pioneer life · Juvenile literature · History · To 1948 · Glass, Andrew, 1949-
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Bad Guys : True Stories Of Legendary Gunslingers, Sidewinders, Fourflushers, Drygulchers, Bushwhackers, Freebooters, And Downright Bad Guys And Gals Of The Wild West

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Andrew Glass
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Book, Doubleday Book for Young Readers, 1998
Description
Legendary gunfighters come to life in this vivid look at eight of the most ornery guys and gals of the wild West. Here are the true stories of Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Belle Starr, Doc Holliday, Black Bart, and Joaquin Murietta–often a far cry from the glamorous tales they told about themselves to the newspapers. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Outlaws · West (U.S.) · Biography · Juvenile literature · Frontier and pioneer life · Juvenile literature · Glass, Andrew, 1949-
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People Of The West

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by Dayton Duncan ; with in introduction by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns
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Book, 1st ed, Little, Brown and Company, 1996
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West (U.S.) · History · Juvenile literature · Biography · Duncan, Dayton
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Black Frontiers : A History Of African American Heroes In The Old West

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by Lillian Schlissel
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Book, 1st ed, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1995
Description
Black Frontiers chronicles the life and times of black men and women who settled the West from 1865 to the early 1900s. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African American pioneers · West (U.S.) · History · Juvenile literature · Biography · Juvenile literature · African American trappers · African American cowboys · Afro-Americans · Cowboys · Afro-American soldiers · Frontier and pioneer life · Schlissel, Lillian
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Women Of The Wild West : Biographies From Many Cultures

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by Ruth Pelz
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Book, 1st ed, Open Hand Pub, 1995
Description
This book looks into the lives of eight brave women whose lives exemplify the often overlooked contributions that women from many cultures have made to American history. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Women pioneers · West (U.S.) · Biography · Juvenile literature · Women · Juvenile literature · Pelz, Ruth
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Black Heroes Of The Wild West

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by Ruth Pelz ; illustrations by Leandro Della Piana
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Book, 1st ed, Open Hand, 1990
Description
This beautifully illustrated book helps correct the mistaken idea that there was no African-American presence on the frontier. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African Americans · West (U.S.) · Biography · Juvenile literature · Frontier and pioneer life · Juvenile literature · Pelz, Ruth · Della Piana, Leandro
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Famous Pioneers.

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With illus. by Joseph Papin
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Book, Harvey House, 1963
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Pioneers · West (U.S.) · Juvenile literature · Biography · Folsom, Franklin, 1907-
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