{"product_id":"9781250075765","title":"Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory--with the good bits put back. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the thrilling, tragic, and downright wild adventure of America’s westward expansion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1805: \u003c\/b\u003eExplorer 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 librarian.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1836: \u003c\/b\u003eMexican general Santa Anna surrounds the Alamo, trapping 180 Texans inside and prompting Texan William Travis to declare, “I shall \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e surrender or retreat.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1861: \u003c\/b\u003eTwo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Steve Sheinkin's \u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West? \u003c\/i\u003edelivers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn’t Tell You About America’s Westward Expansion\u003c\/i\u003e by Steve Sheinkin is a fun, funny way for young readers to learn about a chapter of American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of many nonfiction works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003c\/i\u003e, Newbery Honor Book and National Book Award Finalist \u003ci\u003eBomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e, and National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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. . . .” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Super illustrations, fresh stories, thoughtful insights with a light touch, this is fun for kids and parents alike.” —\u003ci\u003eTravelforkids.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Steve Sheinkin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046182371568,"sku":"9781250075765","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250075765_p0.jpg?v=1763702054","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250075765","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}