Grab printable Westward Expansion Reader to read, color, and learn about American expansion after Louisiana Purchase in 1803 thru 1890.
This is the definitive list of books about Africa for kids: organized by countries, and including both contemporary stories and folktales set in Africa!
A British merchant being carried by a Sikkimese lady on her back. West Bengal circa 1903.
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Teens will enjoy reading these books and stories as they learn about these interesting times in American History: The Gold Rush and Wild West.
The Wild West is a popular genre for movies, TV shows, games, and even comics, which means it is also a theme that commonly inspires artists to base their creations on, providing us with plenty of artwork we can admire to fuel our inspiration. In today’s showcase I present over 40 designs and illustrations, all […]
Explore the lives of some of the most fearless and remarkable women who made their mark in the wild and untamed American West
Woman reading International Studio. The Studio Almanac, A Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. New York, 1897. J. Walter West (English, 1860-1933). West exhibited 17 works at the Royal Academy and four...
Collection of children's picture books about cowboys and cowgirls. Great for exploring themes like the Wild West, character building, history and more.
This family-friendly destination in Arizona is like a ghost town come to life, offering tons of fun attractions for all ages.
A Life Well Spent (1862). Charles West Cope (English,1811-1890). Cope has captured the atmosphere of a contented mother, calmly, yet busily caring for her four children. She knits on a pair of socks...
Rockstar Games, maker of the megahit Grand Theft Auto V, readies its next blockbuster, Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel to 2010’s open-world Western game Red Dead Redemption, which sold over 15 million copies.
The sands of the Sahara have all but swallowed Chinguetti, a near ghost town found at the end of a harsh desert road in Mauritania, West Africa. Its majority of abandoned houses are open to the elements, lost to the dunes of a desert aggressively expanding southward at a rate of 30 miles per year. W
Courtney Balestier on West Virginia native Aaron Blum’s new book of photography, “A Guide to Folk Taxonomy.”
When learning this part of U.S. History, help kids immerse themselves in chapter books and middle grade books about western expansion and life in early...
Yes, there are plenty of picture books for middle school students! This giant list includes books with rich language and content perfect for older kids.
Why does the West rule? Eminent Stanford polymath Ian Morris answers this provocative question, drawing uniquely on 15,000 years of history and archaeology, and the methods of social science.
Children's stories about the old west always satisfy both my sons so that I can read the same book to both of them at night. Love this list!
American photographer Alex Webb’s seven-year photographic ode to Istanbul captures a city in a state of political and economic flux
“Covered Wagon Women” is a fascinating non-fiction account of fourteen pioneer women traveling west in the 1840’s. The book was edited and compiled by historian Kenneth L. Holmes. It is a remarkabl…
For the most part, the women did not want to leave home. They only went because their husbands or fathers insisted. And on the journey, they cooked over
The western story, in its most usual forms, represents the American version of the ever appealing oldest of man’s legends about himself, that of the sun-god hero, the all-conquering valiant who strides through dangers undaunted, righting wrongs, defeating villains, rescuing the fair and the weak and the helpless — and the western story does this […]
News From Sebastapol (1875). Charles West Cope (English, 1811-1896). Oil on canvas. The wife and mother, who has been studying the map of the Siege of Sebastapol in Crimea and reading newspaper...
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We can all agree that most of New York City is very grand. The city is filled with skyscrapers and large avenues but the West Village is different. It's one of the charming areas of NYC that makes you feel like you're in Europe and not in the states.
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