The American West

Westward Migration

Fiction

Sacajawea  Sacajawea and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.	YA F Bruchac
Streams to the River, River to the Sea Sacajawea, accompanied by her infant and cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark Expedition.	YA F O’Dell
Girl of the Shining Mountains Sacajawea describes her role in the Lewis and Clark journey.	YA F Roop
The Journey West Abby Windsor Talbot finds that she is bankrupt after her father dies, and she decides to join a wagon train going west.	YA F Schulte
Walking up a Rainbow In 1852, a fourteen-year-old and her elderly guardian, take several thousand sheep from Iowa to California.	YA F Taylor
New Found Land The letters and thoughts of Thomas Jefferson, members of the Corps of Discovery, Sacajawea, and Captain Lewis’s Newfoundland dog all tell of the expedition to find a water route to the Pacific.	YA F Wolf

Nonfiction

Nonfiction materials about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Donner Party, and the Old West are found in the 978 area and the 917.804 area.

Examples:

Lewis & Clark: An Illustrated History	917.804 DUN
The Oregon Trail, Yesterday and Today	978 HIL
The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate	978 HOU
The Saga of Lewis & Clark	978 SCH

Books about the War of 1812 are in the 973.51-973.53 area.

War of 1812

973.52 BOS

 

Biographies

Biographies of 19th century Presidents, explorers, and other historical figures are in the Biography section under the last name of the subject.

Search Terms

Try these search terms in the Library catalog’s subject search for more information about these topics.

Overland Journeys to the Pacific
Donner Party
Lewis and Clark Expedition
United States—History—War of 1812
West (U.S.)—Discovery and Exploration