Boys and Girls of Pioneer Days

This history for early elementary children tells the stories of the brave and industrious children of the 1800s in early America as the new nation expanded westward and eventually divided in Civil War. Taken from histories, diaries, and letters and written in a lively, narrative style for children, this book includes the stories of heroes and heroines who laid the foundation for their greatness as boys and girls, so that when the crises in their grown-up life came, they were ready. Also includes vivid descriptions of various parts of the country, the farms and plantations of the day, adventurers and inventors, and the everyday life of the children who lived during pioneer days.