The Riches of the West
Subtitle: a sourcebook on the American West
By: edited by Carter Smith.
Contributors: Smith, C. Carter.
Edition: A Millbrook Press library ed.
Series: American albums from the collections of the Library of Congress
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Brookfield, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Industries -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Industries -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.; Industries -- West (U.S.) -- History.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
Description: Uses contemporary pictures and maps in presenting the story of the trappers, miners, ranchers, and farmers who turned a huge wilderness into the "breadbasket of the world."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.