Author: Larry McMurtry
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In these 11 essays, all originally published in "The New York Review of Books," McMurtry brings his unique narrative gift and dry humor to a variety of western topics.
Sacagawea's Nickname
Author: Larry McMurtry
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In these 11 essays, all originally published in "The New York Review of Books," McMurtry brings his unique narrative gift and dry humor to a variety of western topics.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9781590170991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In these 11 essays, all originally published in "The New York Review of Books," McMurtry brings his unique narrative gift and dry humor to a variety of western topics.
Sacagawea
Author: Lise Erdrich
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN: 1467732834
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Taking a rare look beyond the myths and legends surrounding Sacagawea's life, this extraordinary illustrated history recounts the known facts about a remarkable woman and her contribution to one of America's greatest journeys of exploration. Combining beautifully wrought oil paintings, a moving true story, and a unique larger format, Sacagawea will captivate readers of all ages. Kidnapped from her Shoshone tribe when she was just eleven or twelve, Sacagawea lived with her captors for four years before being given in marriage to a French Canadian fur trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau. With him, she served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806. Braving hunger and fierce blizzards, Sacagawea traveled thousands of miles with a baby on her back. By the end of the legendary journey, Sacagawea's steadfast courage and capable guidance had ensured her place in history.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN: 1467732834
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Taking a rare look beyond the myths and legends surrounding Sacagawea's life, this extraordinary illustrated history recounts the known facts about a remarkable woman and her contribution to one of America's greatest journeys of exploration. Combining beautifully wrought oil paintings, a moving true story, and a unique larger format, Sacagawea will captivate readers of all ages. Kidnapped from her Shoshone tribe when she was just eleven or twelve, Sacagawea lived with her captors for four years before being given in marriage to a French Canadian fur trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau. With him, she served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806. Braving hunger and fierce blizzards, Sacagawea traveled thousands of miles with a baby on her back. By the end of the legendary journey, Sacagawea's steadfast courage and capable guidance had ensured her place in history.
Naya Nuki
Author: Kenneth Thomasma
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780708556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After being taken prisoner by an enemy tribe, a Shoshone girl escapes and makes a thousand-mile journey through the wilderness in search of her own people.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780708556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After being taken prisoner by an enemy tribe, a Shoshone girl escapes and makes a thousand-mile journey through the wilderness in search of her own people.
Streams to the River, River to the Sea
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395404300
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395404300
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
A young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.
Who Was Sacagawea?
Author: Judith Bloom Fradin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110164009X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110164009X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a golden dollar coin.
Girls Who Rocked the World
Author: Michelle Roehm McCann
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1582703027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Tells the stories of forty-six girls who were younger than twenty years of age when they changed the history of the world through amazing accomplishments.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1582703027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Tells the stories of forty-six girls who were younger than twenty years of age when they changed the history of the world through amazing accomplishments.
Searching for Yellowstone
Author: Norman K Denzin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131542035X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Yellowstone. Sacagawea. Lewis & Clark. Transcontinental railroad. Indians as college mascots. All are iconic figures, symbols of the West in the Anglo-American imagination. Well-known cultural critic Norman Denzin interrogates each of these icons for their cultural meaning in this finely woven work. Part autoethnography, part historical narrative, part art criticism, part cultural theory, Denzin creates a postmodern bricolage of images, staged dramas, quotations, reminiscences and stories that strike to the essence of the American dream and the shattered dreams of the peoples it subjugated.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131542035X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Yellowstone. Sacagawea. Lewis & Clark. Transcontinental railroad. Indians as college mascots. All are iconic figures, symbols of the West in the Anglo-American imagination. Well-known cultural critic Norman Denzin interrogates each of these icons for their cultural meaning in this finely woven work. Part autoethnography, part historical narrative, part art criticism, part cultural theory, Denzin creates a postmodern bricolage of images, staged dramas, quotations, reminiscences and stories that strike to the essence of the American dream and the shattered dreams of the peoples it subjugated.
SEARCHING FOR YELLOWSTONE
Author: Norman K Denzin
Publisher: Left Coast Press
ISBN: 1598743201
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Part autoethnography, part historical narrative, part art criticism, part cultural theory, Denzin creates a postmodern bricolage of images, staged dramas, quotations, reminiscences and stories that strike to the essence of the postmodern vision of the American West.
Publisher: Left Coast Press
ISBN: 1598743201
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Part autoethnography, part historical narrative, part art criticism, part cultural theory, Denzin creates a postmodern bricolage of images, staged dramas, quotations, reminiscences and stories that strike to the essence of the postmodern vision of the American West.
Texas Almanac 2012–2013
Author: Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 0876112572
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1709
Book Description
First published in 1857, the Texas Almanac has a long history of chronicling the Lone Star State and its residents. The Almanac's 66th edition is printed in full color and includes hundreds of photographs from every region of the state. Color maps of the state and each of its 254 counties show relief, major and minor roads, waterways, parks, and other attractions. Each county map is accompanied by a profile outlining that county's history, physical features, recreation, population, and economy. Special features in the 66th Edition include: • An article on the birth of the Austin music scene and the influence on it by legendary musician Willie Nelson, written by Nelson biographer Joe Nick Patoski. The Austin music scene is recognized worldwide through Austin City Limits, the longest running music program on American television. • A history of the Civil War in Texas to mark the 150th year since the beginning of that conflict. Composed by Texana writer Mike Cox, the article highlights the unique aspects of the war in Texas, such as the Great Hanging at Gainesville and the Battle of Palmito Ranch. • Newly released 2010 population figures. • A complete history of voter turnout in Texas going back to 1866. • A history of professional football in Texas. • Comprehensive lists of high school football and basketball championships, Texas Olympians, and Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The Texas Almanac 2012–2013 includes articles and data about: • history and government • population and demographics • the natural environment • sports and recreation • business and transportation • oil and minerals • agriculture • science and health • education • culture and the arts • obituaries of notable Texans • pronunciation guide to town and county names
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 0876112572
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1709
Book Description
First published in 1857, the Texas Almanac has a long history of chronicling the Lone Star State and its residents. The Almanac's 66th edition is printed in full color and includes hundreds of photographs from every region of the state. Color maps of the state and each of its 254 counties show relief, major and minor roads, waterways, parks, and other attractions. Each county map is accompanied by a profile outlining that county's history, physical features, recreation, population, and economy. Special features in the 66th Edition include: • An article on the birth of the Austin music scene and the influence on it by legendary musician Willie Nelson, written by Nelson biographer Joe Nick Patoski. The Austin music scene is recognized worldwide through Austin City Limits, the longest running music program on American television. • A history of the Civil War in Texas to mark the 150th year since the beginning of that conflict. Composed by Texana writer Mike Cox, the article highlights the unique aspects of the war in Texas, such as the Great Hanging at Gainesville and the Battle of Palmito Ranch. • Newly released 2010 population figures. • A complete history of voter turnout in Texas going back to 1866. • A history of professional football in Texas. • Comprehensive lists of high school football and basketball championships, Texas Olympians, and Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The Texas Almanac 2012–2013 includes articles and data about: • history and government • population and demographics • the natural environment • sports and recreation • business and transportation • oil and minerals • agriculture • science and health • education • culture and the arts • obituaries of notable Texans • pronunciation guide to town and county names
Monsieur Monde Vanishes
Author: Georges Simenon
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Monsieur Monde is a successful middle-aged businessman in Paris. One morning he walks out on his life, leaving his wife asleep in bed, leaving everything. Not long after, he surfaces on the Riviera, keeping company with drunks, whores and pimps, with thieves and their marks. A whole new world, where he feels surprisingly at home—at least for a while. Georges Simenon knew how obsession, buried for years, can come to life, and about the wreckage it leaves behind. He had a remarkable understanding of how bizarrely unaccountable people can be. And he had an almost uncanny ability to capture the look and feel of a given place and time. Monsieur Monde Vanishes is a subtle and profoundly disturbing triumph by the most popular of the twentieth century’s great writers.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590175646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Monsieur Monde is a successful middle-aged businessman in Paris. One morning he walks out on his life, leaving his wife asleep in bed, leaving everything. Not long after, he surfaces on the Riviera, keeping company with drunks, whores and pimps, with thieves and their marks. A whole new world, where he feels surprisingly at home—at least for a while. Georges Simenon knew how obsession, buried for years, can come to life, and about the wreckage it leaves behind. He had a remarkable understanding of how bizarrely unaccountable people can be. And he had an almost uncanny ability to capture the look and feel of a given place and time. Monsieur Monde Vanishes is a subtle and profoundly disturbing triumph by the most popular of the twentieth century’s great writers.