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Presents information on the historic forts of North America and the lifestyles of the men, women, and children who lived in them, illustrated with photographs taken at such historic sites as Colonial Williamsburg, Fort Laramie, and Fort Scott.

Describes the challenges that American settlers faced when they left the farms and towns in the East in their Conestoga wagons and headed for the prairie.

Describes the life of a pioneer family as it travels from Indiana to Oregon in a covered wagon.

Surveys the daily life of pioneer families in the American West, describing their travel, homes, clothing, food and drink, health, education, religion, recreation, and relationships with each other.

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad.

Sixteen-year-old Bill finds adventure when he becomes a rider for the Pony Express though his letters home never hint at the dangers he encounters.

A biography of Kit Carson highlighting his friendship with Native Americans and his work as a guide for John C.

Accidental time travelers Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves in the much too rowdy Wild West of yesteryear, rubbing elbows with cowboys and Indians.

Discusses the lives of two children whose family settled on the frontier in what is now South Dakota, describing their home, clothes, food, and daily activities.

In 1871 Joshua Loper, a sixteen-year-old black cowboy, records in his journal his experiences while making his first cattle drive under an unsympathetic trail boss.

Ten-year-old Amelia keeps a journal of the summer car trip she takes with her mother and sister to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and their California home town to visit Amelia's best friend.

The Bailey School Kids investigate to see if a man whom they met on a class trip is the ghost of Coyote Pete, the roughest cowboy in the Wild West.

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to the Wild West, where they experience excitement and danger and try to solve a riddle.

A young girl relates the hardships and dangers of traveling with her family in a covered wagon from Illinois to California during the 1860's.

In continued adventures, May-May and Rose take their traveling road show to more audiences.