"The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion helps eager readers experience and discover Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the stories and real-life circumstances of the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. This valuable companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and additional information related to each of the books' content and history. "Fact or Fiction" sidebars tell the surprising truth about Laura Ingalls Wilder's writing, while 75 activities, crafts, and recipes encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding for stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years"--
Marshall was just ahead. Taylor called out. “Stop.” He held up the pistol. “Stop I said you stupid fool.” Marshall kept running. Taylor fired a shot. He missed. Taylor kept after him and rode right up to him. He tried to grab his shirt, ...
Author John L. Moore serves up a miscellany of fascinating depictions of obscure but authentic people and situations in this non-fiction book about the Pennsylvania Frontier between 1743 and 1778.
" "One can't go wrong with this work. It's the kind of tale one might read aloud to one's children out in the woods at evenings while huddled around a campfire." Thomas J. Brucia, Houston, Texas, bibliophile, outdoorsman and book reviewer.
Erastus “ Deaf ” , 58 , 105 , 124 , 209 , 232-37 Smith Co. , Tex . , 87 Smith , G. B. , 184 , 285 Smith , Governor Henry , 52 , 69 , 86 Smith , James " Camel Back " , 144 , 146 Smith , Gen. James , 142 , 154 , 155 , 173 , 174 , 186-89 ...
FRONTIER WAR for AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE WILLIAM R. NESTER “ The frontier war for their nation's independence is little known to most Americans , " writes historian William R. Nester . The American Revolution is commonly associated with ...
The preachers present were McKendree, Gwinn, Goddard, Travis, and Walker. ... His appearance led the great Dr. Bangs, of New York, to mentally to exclaim, "I wonder what awkward backwoodsman they have put in the pulpit this morning, ...
Contains three classic westerns by the beloved master of the genre--Riders of the Purple Sage, The Lone Star Ranger, and The Rainbow Trail.
Three great books from the acclaimed master of the American Western novel. Contents: The Man of the Forest The Light of the Western Stars The Last of the Plainsmen
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Zane Grey. yellow , and there fringing the brow of another with gleaming gold , and lower down reflecting the sunlight with brilliant red and purple . The valley seemed filled with a delicate haze , almost like smoke .