Gregson, Susan R.
James Beckwourth : mountaineer, scout and pioneer / by Susan R. Gregson. - Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2006. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Signature lives : American frontier era .
Includes index and glossary.
Includes bibliographic references.
Friend or foe? -- Child of the wild -- Free man, mountain man -- Spin it out in the firelight -- Crow warrior and chief -- The Seminole wars -- Once more a trader -- Discovering the Beckwourth Pass -- The Sunset Trail.
A biography profiling the life of James Beckwourth, an African American man whose sense of adventure led the way to westward expansion of the United States. Includes source notes and timeline.
5-7 5-7 1000L Lexile
0756510007 $34.60
2005003258
Beckwourth, James Pierson, 1798-1866.
Frontier and pioneer life.
African Americans--Biography.
F592.B393
978/.02/092 B / Beckwourth
James Beckwourth : mountaineer, scout and pioneer / by Susan R. Gregson. - Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2006. - 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Signature lives : American frontier era .
Includes index and glossary.
Includes bibliographic references.
Friend or foe? -- Child of the wild -- Free man, mountain man -- Spin it out in the firelight -- Crow warrior and chief -- The Seminole wars -- Once more a trader -- Discovering the Beckwourth Pass -- The Sunset Trail.
A biography profiling the life of James Beckwourth, an African American man whose sense of adventure led the way to westward expansion of the United States. Includes source notes and timeline.
5-7 5-7 1000L Lexile
0756510007 $34.60
2005003258
Beckwourth, James Pierson, 1798-1866.
Frontier and pioneer life.
African Americans--Biography.
F592.B393
978/.02/092 B / Beckwourth