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Series : Adventures on the American Frontier

Connecting the Coasts: The Race to Build the Transcontinental Railroad

3-6 ┊ 3489 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3489 words, 27 minutes audio time. Imagine sitting in a basket dangling thousands of feet above the ground drilling a hole into the side of mountain. Then you have to stuff…
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Discovering the West: The Expedition of Lewis and Clark

3-6 ┊ 3509 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3509 words, 27 minutes audio time. Imagine being asked by the president of the United States to explore an unknown part of the country. That’s exactly how Lewis and Clark f…
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Strike It Rich!: The Story of the California Gold Rush

3-6 ┊ 3994 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3994 words, 31 minutes audio time. Gold! Gold from the American River! These words sparked the California Gold Rush and caused adventure seekers to head west in hopes of di…
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Surviving the Journey: The Story of the Oregon Trail

3-6 ┊ 3657 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3657 words, 27 minutes audio time. Imagine leaving your home and moving across the country to a new life on the unknown frontier. That's exactly what thousands of peop…
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Bold Riders: The Story of the Pony Express

3-6 ┊ 3046 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3046 words, 25 minutes audio time. Though the Pony Express existed for less than two years, its legend lives on today. Its mission was to deliver mail 2,000 miles across th…
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Cutting a Path: Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap

3-6 ┊ 3884 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3884 words, 31 minutes audio time. Imagine being asked to explore an unknown part of the country. That's exactly what happened to Daniel Boone in the mid-1700s. Boone …
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Stranded in the Sierra Nevada: The Story of the Donner Party

3-6 ┊ 4286 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 4286 words, 32 minutes audio time. Imagine leaving your home and moving across the country to a new life on the unknown frontier. That’s exactly what members of the Donner …
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To the Last Man: The Battle of the Alamo

3-6 ┊ 3129 words ┊ ◄)) 3-6, 3129 words, 26 minutes audio time. Imagine being in the middle of the Texas rebellion at the Battle of the Alamo. The Texans were outnumbered more than 10 to 1, but they we…
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