144 pages : 29 cm

Describes the many journeys made to the western United States, from the ancient natives that inhabited the area, to the draw of Hollywood in the mid-twentieth century

"A Fair Street book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144) and index

The first westerners: The ancient ones -- Pueblo and Navajo -- The California Indians -- People of salmon and cedar -- Plateau and plains -- Cultures clash: The seven cities of Cibola -- The Pueblo revolt -- Horses and warriors -- The California missions -- The northwest fur trade -- America heads west: West with Lewis and Clark -- Men of the mountains -- The Trail of Tears -- Traveling on the Oregon Trail -- The Mormon migration -- Warring with Mexico -- A land of riches: The rush to California -- Life on gold mountain -- Connecting east and west -- Bleeding Kansas -- The struggle for control: The Civil War in the west -- Fighting Indians -- Homesteading -- Building the railroad -- The war for the plains -- Closing the open range: The cowboy life -- The great die-up -- Lawmen and outlaws -- The populist revolt -- Killing the Indian -- The wild west -- The living west: Conserving and preserving -- The Dust Bowl -- The war years -- California dreams -- Many peoples, many protests -- The new western frontier

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