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  • The California Gold Rush

    Jean F. Blashfield

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's development.
    V

  • The Oregon Trail

    Jean F. Blashfield

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    An introductory history of the Oregon Trail and its significance in opening the west to settlers, including information on the people who opened the Trail, their reasons for going west, modes of transportation, and a description of a typical day on the Trail.
    T

  • The Ojibwe and Their History

    Natalie Myra Rosinsky

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Describes the history, culture, customs, leaders, and life today for the Ojibwa Native Americans.
    U

  • California Ranchos

    Natalie Myra Rosinsky

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A look at the rancho way of life in 19th century California.
    U

  • The Trail of Tears

    Michael Burgan

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Describes why the Cherokee Native Americans were forced from their native lands and the journey they experienced to the Indian Territory established by the U.S. government in Oklahoma.
    X

  • The Alamo

    Michael Burgan

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Introduces the events resulting in the Battle of the Alamo.
    T

  • The Wampanoag And Their History

    Natalie Myra Rosinsky

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Rosinsky, Natalie M.
    T

  • The California Gold Rush

    Jean F. Blashfield

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes adventures and disasters in the lives of people who rushed to the gold mines of California in 1848 and explains how this event sparked the state's development.
    V

  • The Oregon Trail

    Jean F. Blashfield

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    An introductory history of the Oregon Trail and its significance in opening the west to settlers, including information on the people who opened the Trail, their reasons for going west, modes of transportation, and a description of a typical day on the Trail.
    T

  • California Ranchos

    Natalie Myra Rosinsky

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A look at the rancho way of life in 19th century California.
    U

  • Robert Fulton's Steamboat

    Renée Camille Rebman

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Artist and inventor Robert Fulton lived a full life and had many accomplishments. As a teenager he discovered a talent for artistic trades such as metalworking, miniature painting, and hair weaving. Later, his interests turned to ships and other sea vessels. He is most well-known for his steamship, the Clermont. Though it was not the first steamship to set sail, it could sail faster than those that came before it. The Clermont offered passengers a quicker and less expensive way to travel than the alternative stagecoach.
    U

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Patricia Ryon Quiri

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Chronicles the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century, describing its mishaps, adventures, and impact on western expansion.
    T