A biography of the freed slave who made her fortune in Colorado and sued her money to bring other former slaves there to begin new lives.

Jack and Annie learn more about the Wild West, including what a ghost town is, who Billy the Kid is, and why it is called the Old West.

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

Recreates a long outmoded way of life whose participants played an important part in the settlement, trade, and development of America's frontier. Describes what the flatboatmen wore, how they celebrated, and how they passed their days on the river.