Historical photographs and easy-to-understand text help describe what life was like in the American West, discussing cattle rustlers, bank robbers, women outlaws, the honor and code of the West, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinerton Detectives, and their roles in giving the region its wild reputation.

A biography of the nineteenth-century author whose antislavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" helped intensify the disagreement between North and South.

Describes the lives of some women who became known during the western expansion in nineteenth century America.

Provides a brief description of what school was like on the American frontier, discussing the buildings, teachers, supplies, and challenges for a formal education.