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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 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.

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.

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.

On the first Christmas after Eleanor's family moves to a house on the prairie, everyone becomes worried when Papa goes out to cut down a Christmas tree and does not come back.

Text and photographs tell the story of pioneer women: schoolmarms, ranchers, shopkeepers, doctors, mail-order brides, as well as, Native American women.

Describes the hardships, threats, chores, games, amusements, and challenges that made growing up in the Old West a dangerous but exciting experience.

Depicts how cowboys lived in the Old West, describes their methods of raising cattle, and discusses their pastimes.

Describes the activities of the scouts who guided soldiers and new travelers through the western frontier in the nineteenth century.

Describes the development of cattle ranches and the day-to-day life and work of the cowboy.

Recreates the Fourth of July in 1836 in the fictional village of Prairietown, Indiana, to show how the holiday was celebrated in a typical frontier community.