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  • Jedediah Smith: Mountain Man of the American West

    Charles W Maynard

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Follows the life of the nineteenth-century trapper and explorer who earned his reputation on the western frontier.
    M

  • Jim Bridger: Frontiersman and Mountain Guide

    Charles W. Maynard

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Chronicles the life and adventures of Jim Bridger, a frontiersman and guide who played a key role in the Westward expansion.
    P

  • John Charles Fremont: The Pathfinder

    Charles W Maynard

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2003)
    A brief biography of the man who helped open the way west to California and was later elected as a United States Senator from that state.
    R

  • John Wesley Powell: Soldier, Scientist, and Explorer

    Charles W. Maynard

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, July 1, 2003)
    A biography of explorer John Wesley Powell, chronicling his life as a soldier and scientist.
    M

  • John Muir: Naturalist and Explorer

    Charles W Maynard

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2003)
    A short biography of man who founded the Sierra Club, from his Scottish roots to his boyhood in the Wisconsin wilderness, his travels to California, and his work as a naturalist.
    M

  • Zebulon Pike: Soldier-Explorer of the American Southwest

    Charles W Maynard

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Chronicles Zebulon Pike's exploration of territories within the Louisiana Purchase early in the nineteenth century, including his discovery of what is now known as Pike's Peak.
    M

  • Famous Explorers of the American West: Fascinating Primary Source Material That Brings History to Life

    Charles W Maynard

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Journey with the early American explorers who helped to encourage the western expansion of our new nation. The life stories of the men who explored, mapped, and studied the frontier west of the Mississippi River are narrated in this lively series about discovery and adventure. Each book includes period illustrations and photographs, maps, a timeline, and a list of primary sources. Written sources, such as journals and diaries, and visual sources from the time period will help students learn about the historical development of the United States.
    M