Adventures in the West

Stories for Young Readers

AvSusanne George Bloomfield,Eric Melvin Reed

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Before MP3 players, DVDs, and video games, before even TV and radio, American children entertained themselves by reading. Often what they read were popular magazines aimed at the whole family; a weekly newspaper such as The Youth's Companion or a monthly magazine like St. Nicholas were about all a turn-of-the-century family could afford. But what these publications afforded was invaluable, and it is this education in imagination and American life that Adventures in the West revisits. Adventures in the West brings together twenty-six stories from The Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas to offer a unique perspective on the values of the time. The stories also reveal the common myths, attitudes, and prejudices of life on the western frontier, reflected in the lessons these publications imparted to a young audience. To enhance the reader's understanding, the editors have added historical and cultural background for each story. Some of the best writers of the time, including L. Frank Baum, Hamlin Garland, and Mary Austin, write of a West that mirrors American history and the values the authors sought to promote. Filled with the exploits of cowpunchers, pioneers, courageous Indians, and plucky animals, these riveting stories also embody the beliefs and experiences of an era and tell more than one story of their day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:302
Förlag:University of Nebraska Press
ISBN:9780803259744

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Susanne George Bloomfield is Distinguished Martin Professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Eric Melvin Reed is a graduate assistant in English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

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"These are stories about cowboys, Indians, animals, pioneer families, and boys and girls. They reflect the time in which they were written, but their underlying lessons of decency and morality are just as valued today. . . . This is a fine addition to Western Americana fiction collections and will be useful to literature and history teachers."—School Library Journal "The stories do more than relate interesting tales. They are windows to the world west of the Mississippi as it transformed from wilderness to a land of farms and cities, from the preserve of Indians to a land claimed mostly by white settlers. . . . [Readers] will appreciate these stories for their adventures, pioneer spirit and colorful characters."—Omaha World-Herald

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Susanne BloomfieldPóh-hlaik, the Cave Boy: Charles Fletcher Lummis McCoy's Stampede: George Washington OgdenSister Anne and the Cowboy: Charlotte M. VaileWhere the Buffaloes Begin: Olaf BakerHer Neighbor's Claim: May Roberts ClarkKit: Major Charles AskinsThe Black Hero of the Ranges: Enoch Josiah MillsSmiley Hewitt and the Prairie-Wolf: John R. SpearsWhen Jennie Saved the Windmill: Clara L. DobsonA Little Maverick: Patience StapletonOur First Well in Nebraska: Fitzroy GreenleafThe McColloughs of the Bluff: Elia Wilkinson PeattieHow the Parsonage was Papered: Susan Hubbard MartinThe Doctor's Visit: Hamlin GarlandIn Common Laura: Tilden KentA Matter of Nationality: Edith Ronald MirrieleesThe Little Nugget Strike: George Edmands MerrillThe Buffalo Hunt: James Willard Schultz"Old Glory" in the Desert: Ralph Delahaye PaineA Native Teacher: Frances McElrathFairy 'Spuds': Theodora Marshall InglisThe Common Sense of John Thomas: Henry Spofford CanfieldThe Successes of Jimmy Sylvester: Leonard Kingsley SmithThe Girls at Overtown: Mary AustinA Life Like Maggy's: Marianne GaussAunt 'Phrony's Boy: L. Frank BaumReferences