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Cowboys of the Wild West

Cowboys of the Wild West Paperback - 1990

by Freedman, Russell

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  • Paperback

Introduces readers to the proud young men who inspired a legend -- the trail-driving cow herders of the late nineteenth century.

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HMH Books for Young Readers, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Cowboys of the Wild West
  • Author Freedman, Russell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HMH Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date 1990
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0395548004I4N00
  • ISBN 9780395548004 / 0395548004
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 8.75 x 0.36 in (23.50 x 22.23 x 0.91 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 7
  • Reading level 1160
  • Library of Congress subjects Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.), Cowboys - West (U.S.) - History - 19th
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 85004200
  • Dewey Decimal Code 978.02

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Summary

Introduces readers to the proud young men who inspired a legend -- the trail-driving cow herders of the late nineteenth century.

From the publisher

Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.

First line

A CENTURY AGO, in the years following the Civil War, one million mustang ponies and ten million head of longhorn cattle were driven north out of Texas.

Media reviews

"Historic black-and-white photographs and no-nonsense but readable writing give this volume style, punch and character." School Library Journal, Starred

About the author

Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.