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K-3
Illustrated by
Julie Dupré Buckner.
In mostly dull free-verse vignettes, Garland gives voice to sixteen participants in the settlement of the American West, both real figures (Sacagawea, Jedediah Smith, George Catlin, Annie Oakley) and unnamed contributors such as a Pony Express rider, an Oregon Trail pioneer girl, and a Buffalo Soldier. Stiff, realistic illustrations set each scene. A dense historical note is appended. Reading list. Bib., glos.