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Moving to Texas offers the promise of big adventure . . . but the journey there is tougher than Jericho ever imagined!Leaving Tennessee for Texas in 1852 to make a fresh start seems like pure adventure to Jericho Wetherby. But as he and his family travel across the country with a few animals and a covered wagon loaded with possessions, they endure rain, muddy roads, bitter cold, and illness . . . and the fast approach of winter's blinding snow...

The fascinating, true story of ten-year-old Willie Johnston who, for his courage as a drummer in the Union Army during the Civil War, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. "Scrupulously researched and overflowing with evocative detail . . . authentic and engaging".--"Kirkus Reviews".

Eight years ago, forty-year-old Caulfield Blake was run out of the West Texas town of Simpson by a lynch mob. As sheriff, he d been called on to carry out justice. But the War was ending and upholding the law was a tough kind of business. And when it meant hanging Colonel Henry Simpson s son for killing an unpopular federal judge, the community including Blake s own wife and children wanted no part of him. Now Colonel Simpson wants to expand h...

Civil War veteran "Pinto" Lowery is a vagabond mustanger haunted by his dead comrades-until Tully Oakes hires him to tend his farm and protect his family in his absence. Pinto faces hostile Commanches and vicious outlaws even as he starts to soften his heart towards the young family.

Mastincala, the Rabbit Boy, is born in a tumultuous and uncertain time for his people, the Lakota. He is but a boy when his father is killed during the clash between the Lakota and Colonel Harney s army at Rosebud, and he vows to avenge his father s death. Mastincala joins Crazy Horse and the Oglala on their rides against the Crow, fighting against the encroachment and overhunting of Big Horn country. He earns the name Tacante, Buffalo Heart, ...

When his father dies and the family scatters, Erastus ( Rat ) Hadley hires on as a hand to a local farmer. Rat is abused and tortured in his new home, but a depression is on and it s a tough time for a young man to be on his own. When Rat s loyal childhood friend Mitch Morris intervenes and the sheriff rescues Rat, his luck changes. Landing a job at last, Rat rides shotgun for the Western Stage Company out of Fort Worth. He quickly picks up a ...

Bring history to life with compelling stories, . sweeping scope, and a welcoming sense of diversity. Historical fiction helps students connect to their middle school. social studies classes. Reading skill instruction and cross-curricular connections improve. comprehension of historical fiction. Strong multicultural flavor reflects the rich tapestry of our shared. American heritages. Jamestown's American Portraits, a saga of American families a...

Why, what in thunder is this?" the colonel asked, turning to twelve-year-old Johnny Catlin. "That is our drummer boy, and he is a daisy, " the captain replied. The colonel didn't agree. "This is no kindergarten. We ain't running a nursery." Turning to Johny, he told the boy to go home. "The war is no place for chickens that bain't got their pinfeathers!

Why, what in thunder is this?" the colonel asked, turning to twelve-year-old Johnny Catlin. "That is our drummer boy, and he is a daisy, " the captain replied. The colonel didn't agree. "This is no kindergarten. We ain't running a nursery." Turning to Johny, he told the boy to go home. "The war is no place for chickens that bain't got their pinfeathers!

Thirteen-year-old Ransom (later dubbed "Red Cap") thought fighting in the Civil War would be an adventure--until the day of his first battle. "A sober but important contribution to the growing number of Civil War novels".--Booklist. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

Thirteen-year-old Ransom (later dubbed "Red Cap") thought fighting in the Civil War would be an adventure--until the day of his first battle. "A sober but important contribution to the growing number of Civil War novels".--Booklist. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

The fascinating, true story of ten-year-old Willie Johnston who, for his courage as a drummer in the Union Army during the Civil War, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. "Scrupulously researched and overflowing with evocative detail . . . authentic and engaging".--"Kirkus Reviews".

In 1858 Texas, people are violently divided over a law that makes it a crime to help runaway slaves. Caleb isn't sure how he feels. When an escaped slave saves his life, Caleb knows he has a debt to repay. But should he break the law and risk his life to help two slaves escape?"Fast paced and filled with details that illuminate a less well-known escape route than the Underground Railroad." -School Library Journal