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The trail West :

by Galford, Ellen
Series: Picture that! Published by : Two-Can Pub., (Chanhassen, MN :) Physical details: 64 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. ISBN:1587284421 (lib. bdg.); 9781587284427 (lib. bdg.). ISSN:978158728 Year: 2004
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j 900 - 999 j978 Gal (Browse shelf) Available 89398

Includes index

Heading West -- The travellers' rest : Benjamin Franklin Reinhart -- Fur-trapping trip : George Caleb Bingham -- Hunting buffalo : George Catlin -- Trouble on the trail : Charles Ferdinand Wimar -- At home in the wilderness : Cornelius Krieghoff -- Home by the fireside : Eastman Johnson -- A Mandan village : George Catlin -- A sacred festival : Silver Horn -- The shooting match : George Caleb Bingham -- Schooldays : Winslow Homer -- At the trading post : Alfred Jacob Miller -- Life in the saddle : Frederic Remington -- Gold rush : Charles Christian Nahl -- End of the line : O.E. Berninghaus -- Glossary and timeline -- Further reading and websites.

Tells the story of those who sought a new life in the West, using text and paintings from artists such as Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, George Caleb Bingham, George Catlin, and Winslow Homer.

8 - 10 years