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Fact finders. Adventures on the American frontier
Fact finders Adventures on the American frontier

"Examines the Oregon Trail by discussing how and why it came to be and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the nation and the people who traveled it"--

2) Strike it rich!: the story of the California Gold Rush

Author

Hall, Brianna

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Fact finders. Adventures on the American frontier

"Explores the California Gold Rush by examining the causes leading up to it and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the people and places involved"--

3) Cutting a path: Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap

Author

Raum, Elizabeth

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

"Examines the Wilderness Trail (i.e., the Cumberland Gap) by discussing how and why it came to be and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the nation and the people who traveled it"--

4) Thomas in danger

Author

Series

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

Having lost their home when the Revolutionary War reached their part of rural Pennsylvania, Thomas and his family start a new life running an inn in Philadelphia, where Thomas finds new danger that takes him into captivity among the Iroquois.

5) Joseph: 1861-- a rumble of war

Author

Series

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

After his stepfather becomes an abolitionist, ten-year-old Joseph struggles with his own thoughts about slavery as he sees its divisive power in his small Kentucky town.

6) Luke: 1849-- on the golden trail

Author

Series

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

In 1849 eleven-year-old Luke leaves his family's farm home in Iowa, accepts his uncle's offer of a chance for an education, and travels with his relative to Boston.

7) Luke on the high seas

Author

Series

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

Fact finders. Adventures on the American frontier

In 1850, Luke and Toby set sail from Boston to California on a voyage featuring shady characters, a story of a lost gold mine, and a cabin boy with a secret.

8) Connecting the coasts: the race to build the transcontinental railroad

Author

Lewis, Norma

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Fact finders. Adventures on the American frontier
Fact finders Adventures on the American frontier

"Examines the Transcontinental Railroad by discussing why it was needed and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the nation as well as the people and places involved."--

9) Discovering the West: the expedition of Lewis and Clark

Author

Micklos, John

Series

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description