"Laura Ingalls is heading west! The Ingalls family packs up their covere wagon and sets off for the big skies of the Kansas Territory, where wide open land stretches as far as the eye can see. Just when they begin to feel settled, they are caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict"--Page 4 of cover.

Describes the experiences of pioneers who settled the American West, discussing war with Native Americans, troubles such as harsh winters and grasshoppers, and the creation of towns.

Collects information about several pioneer women, including Narcissa Whitman, Caroline Quiner Ingalls, Bethenia Owens-Adair, Susan LaFlesche Picotte, Esther Morris, and Abigail Scott Duniway.

Offers insight into the pioneer children's daily life and provides profiles of real migrant children and their later successes.

Examines various types of dwellings in western Northern America during the nineteenth century, discussing their construction and design as well as the lives of the settlers who lived in them.

This book introduces kids to the adventures of a young girl named Olivia who keeps a diary as her family travels from Missouri along the famous Oregon Trail. It is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading.

Presents an account of frontier life for women in the American West through brief biographies of fifteen famous individuals, including Calamity Jane, Mary Fields, Mary Elizabeth Lease, Lola Montez, Lotta Crabtree, Dona Maria Gertrudes "La Tules" Barcelo, Annie Oakley, Belle Starr, Polly Pry, Sarah Winnemucca, Carry Nation, Mary Ellen Pleasant, The-Other-Magpie, Nellie Cashman, and Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris.

Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.