The Mustangs
The Mustangs

Author: J. Frank Dobie

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9780803266506

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J. Frank Dobie?s history of the ?mustang??from the Spanish meste_a, an animal belonging to (but strayed from) the Mesta, a medieval association of Spanish farmers?tells of its impact on the Spanish, English, and Native cultures of the West.

Lewis and Clark Among the Indians (Bicentennial Edition)
Lewis and Clark Among the Indians (Bicentennial Edition)

Author: James P. Ronda

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0803290195

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Particularly valuable for Ronda's inclusion of pertinent background information about the various tribes and for his ethnological analysis. An appendix also places the Sacagawea myth in its proper perspective. Gracefully written, the book bridges the gap between academic and general audiences.OCo"Choice""

Who Was Sacagawea?
Who Was Sacagawea?

Author: Judith Bloom Fradin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-02-18

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 110164009X

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Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.