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EYEWITNESS WILD WEST |
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| Book: Hardback | 224 x 289mm | 72 pages | ISBN 9780756610975 | 24 Mar 2005 | Dorling Kindersley | 8 - 18 |
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Relaunched with a new jacket and 8 pages of expanded text!
Here is an original and exciting new guide to the fascinating story of the American West. Superb color illustrations offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of this rich history. See Jim Bowie's famous knife, a Pony Express rider's saddlebag, a Pawnee warrior's shield, a gold miner’s scale, and a Wells Fargo stagecoach. Learn how sod houses were built, who was called "Little Sure Shot," how Geronimo was finally captured, who the Buffalo soldiers were, what was the Golden Spike was, and what Seeing the elephant means. Discover the dangers of a trail drive, how Buffalo Bill got his name, how Custer was defeated, how to pan for gold, who the mountain men were, and much, much more.
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Copyright © 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. |
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