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Alter, Judy. Extraordinary Women of the American West. Danbury: Children's Press Inc., 1999. Short biographies tell about the lives and achievements of more than 60 women of the American West, including Sacajawea and Jesse Benton Fremont. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Good reference. Includes a bibliography. 288 pages.
Alter, Judy. Sam Houston: A Leader for Texas. Danbury: Children's Press, Inc., 1998. A biography of the man who was a congressman and governor of Tennessee before coming to Texas. 48 pages.
Blumberg, Rhoda. The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark. New York: William Morrow, 1995. This book provides a lively description of the Lewis and Clark expedition, enhanced by drawings, maps, and copies of sketches from the original journals. 144 pages.
Gleiter, Jan. Kit Carson. Austin: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996. This easy-to-read biography is part of a series that includes Annie Oakley and Sacagawea. 32 pages.
Green, Carl R. and William R. Sanford. Davy Crockett: Defender of the Alamo. Legendary Heroes of the Wild West. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, 1996. This series includes biographies of many famous western heroes, including Calamity Jane, John C. Fremont, and Sam Houston. 48 pages.
Herbert, Janis. Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2000. This interesting book chronicles the expedition. It also includes natural science activities to help students learn about the plants and animals encountered by Lewis and Clark, as well as their navigation and camping techniques. The book includes a list of related web sites. 144 pages.
"Lewis and Clark." Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People. Sept. 1980. Each issue contains easy-to-read articles, primary source readings, excellent illustrations, and occasional crafts and puzzles. Web site: cobblestonepub.com. About 50 pages.
Kroll, Steven. Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West. New York: Holiday House, Inc., 1996. This easy-to-read book reads like a fictional adventure story, but is historically accurate. Picture book. 32 pages.
Murdoch, David. North American Indian. London: DK Publishing, 2000. This photographic resource illustrates the history and culture of the North American Indian through beautiful photographs. 64 pages.
Petersen, David and Mark Coburn. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark: Soldiers, Explorers, and Partners in History. Arlo Guthrie, Jr. Foreword. Danbury: Children's Press, Inc., 1988. This well written book contains many interesting details of the Lewis and Clark expedition, including maps and a time line of the lives of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. 143 pages.
Sanford, William R. and Carl R. Green. Kit Carson: Frontier Scout. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1996. This well-researched book tells the true story of Kit Carson, one of the West's greatest heroes. It includes Chapter notes, a glossary, and a bibliography. 42 pages.
Sinnott, Susan. The World's Great Explorers: Zebulon Pike. Danbury: Children's Press, Inc., 1990. This survey of Pike's expeditions contains many interesting illustrations, maps, quotations from his journals, and a time line of his life. 113 pages.
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