Which Way to the Wild West? - by Steve Sheinkin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Learn about the drama, discoveries, dirty deeds, and derring-do that helped win the American West. With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Sheinken delivers America's greatest adventure. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin</b> <b>welcomes young readers to the thrilling, tragic, and downright wild historic adventure of America's westward expansion in <i>Which Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About America's Westward Expansion</i>, featuring illustrations by Tim Robinson. </b><br><b><br>1805: </b>Explorer William Clark reaches the Pacific Ocean and pens the badly spelled line "Ocian in view! O! the joy!" (Hey, he was an explorer, not a spelling bee champion!)<br><b>1836: </b>Mexican general Santa Anna surrounds the Alamo, trapping 180 Texans inside and prompting Texan William Travis to declare, "I shall <i>never</i> surrender or retreat."<br><b>1861: </b>Two railroad companies, one starting in the West and one in the East, start a race to lay the most track and create a transcontinental railroad. <p/>With a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Steve Sheinkin delivers the wild facts about America's greatest adventure. From the Louisiana Purchase (remember: if you're negotiating a treaty for your country, play it cool.) to the gold rush (there were only three ways to get to California--all of them bad) to the life of the cowboy, the Indian wars, and the everyday happenings that defined living on the frontier. <p/>"An engaging...medley of anecdotes about the Wild West in nine lively chapters starting with the Louisiana Purchase and ending with the Lakota massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. Casual vignettes of famous figures and ordinary people come to life." --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"Sheinkin builds his conversational narrative around stories of the men and women who peopled the west, with particular attention given to African Americans, Chinese workers, and everyday farmers and cowboys. There's plenty of humor here, but Sheinkin's strength is his ability to transition between events."--<i>The Horn Book <p/></i><b>Also by Steve Sheinkin: </b> <p/><b><i>Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon</i></b><br><i><b>The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery</b></i><br><i><b>The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights</b></i><br><i><b>Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team</b></i><br><b><i>Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War</i></b><br><b><i>King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution</i></b><br><i><b>Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War<br></b></i><b><i>Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America</i></b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"An engaging chronological medley of anecdotes about the Wild West in nine lively chapters starting with the Louisiana Purchase and ending with the Lakota massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890." --<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>"Super illustrations, fresh stories, thoughtful insights with a light touch, this is fun for kids and parents alike." --<i>Travelforkids.com</i> <p/>"Sheinkin builds his conversational narrative around stories of the men and women who peopled the west, with particular attention given to African Americans, Chinese workers, and everyday farmers and cowboys. There's plenty of humor here, but Sheinkin's strength is his ability to transition between events." --<i>The Horn Book</i> <p/>"An accessible and engaging historical overview." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of several fascinating books on American history, including <i>The Notorious Benedict Arnold</i>, which won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for nonfiction, and received three starred reviews; and <i>Bomb, </i> a National Book Award finalist and recipient of five starred reviews. He lives in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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