This book chronicles the overland journeys of nine pioneer boys who went west by covered wagon in the mid-1800s. Taken from their letters, diaries, and later memoirs, these remarkable stories describe what it was like to be hungry enough to eat woodpeckers, brave enough to winter alone in the snowbound Sierra Nevada, cold enough to huddle beneath a sister's petticoat at night, and tough enough to push onward despite astounding odds. Trudging barefoot across hundreds of miles of harsh land, each of the boys selected for this collection found the resourcefulness to rise above the unusual circumstances of his overland journey. Whether traveling alone through the vast wilderness to bring food to his starving family like fourteen-year-old Octavius Pringle, struggling for days across Death Valley like six-year-old John Wells Brier, or boating the treacherous rapids of the Columbia River like young Jesse Applegate, each summoned the courage to help his family complete a remarkable trip west.

Into the Western Winds: Pioneer Boys Traveling Overland Trails

History

O'Brien, Mary Barmeyer

Americas

TwoDot

This book offers an inside look at 31 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Gem State.

It Happened in Idaho

Stapilus, Randy

Take a wild ride in an out-of-control tour bus, try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the Whitehead brothers, find out why the U.S. Air Force attacked Logan Pass in 1964, investigate stories of mischievous park spirits, and come face to face with the Giant Grizzly of Gunsight Pass in 25 thrilling episodes from the history of Montana's Glacier National Park.

It Happened in Glacier National Park (It Happened In Series)

Moravek, Vince

From Ponce de Leon's tumultuous discovery of a "Land of Flowers" to the astonishingly slipshod 2000 presidential election, this book provides a quick and unique look at the history of this vibrant state. Within these 30 stories readers will meet a bizarre philanthropist who single-handedly recovered a precious stolen gem, the immigrant who grew the world's greatest orange, the brave pilot and passengers of the world's first airline, the clever inventors of the air conditioner and Gatorade, and the steadfast queen of Miami's Art Deco district.

It Happened in Florida (It Happened in Series)

Wright, E. Lynne

This book presents thirteen extraordinary women from Idaho's history.

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Idaho Women

Bragg, L. E.

From Doc Holliday and Big Nose Kate to Frank Butler and Annie Oakley and the lesser-known Mollie Walsh and Packer Jack Newman, this book reveals the stories behind some of the West's most famous, passionate, and tempestuous romances.

Love Untamed: Romances of the Old West

Literature & Fiction

ENSS, CHRIS

Chartier, JoAnn

United States

Stories of well-known and little-known outlaws and crimes from Washington's history. From rustlers and robbers to crimes of passion, this book offers entertainment and an unusual look at history.

Outlaw Tales of Washington

Gibson, Elizabeth

How did Tennessee come to be called the "Volunteer State"? What happened behind the closed doors of the secret Oak Ridge project? Who is the only man credited with creating both an alphabet and written language? What woman pitcher struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? Readers will find the answers to these questions and more as author Susan Sawyer presents 30 stories from some of the most remarkable moments in Tennessee history.

It Happened in Tennessee (It Happened in Series)

Sawyer, Susan

This compelling collection of true anecdotes from America's Civil War offers a lively look at thirty unusual, little-known, and bizarre incidents that impacted the course of the war.

It Happened in the Civil War

Bradley, Michael R.

Offers a look at little-known events that shaped Virginia's history, from the harrowing first years of English settlement to the amazing discovery in 2000 of far earlier habitation.

It Happened in Virginia

Hines, Emilee

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