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The Wild West: 1804–1890

by James I. ROBERTSON
9780789212603. ea vol: illus. by Mort Künstler. 48p. (See American History). chron. Abbeville. Nov. 2016. lib. ed. $13.95.
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Gr 4–7—More episodic than overview, these volumes highlight key events or cultural shifts. Every spread introduces a new topic; however, not much effort is made to link the entries together (World War II moves from the American campaign in North Africa to the Holocaust to D-Day in just three spreads). Offensive attitudes toward Native Americans persist in Wild West, the introduction even asserting that they were "conquered" by pioneers. Not recommended.
Axelrod (Revolutionary) and Robertson (Civil; West) describe major facets of two American wars and the exploration and "settlement" of the American west. Each spread contains an accurate, matter-of-factly written summary about an event, animated and informed by Künstler's color paintings and portraits, but there are inadequate textual transitions between sections. An appendix identifies "key people" who played important roles in these historical periods. Timeline. Review covers the following See American History titles: The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, and The Wild West.
Reviewed by Staff , Feb 01, 2017

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