{"product_id":"book-en3g","title":"Which Way to the Wild West?","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewelcomes young listeners to the thrilling, tragic, and downright wild historic adventure of America’s westward expansion in \u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn’t Tell You About America’s Westward Expansion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1805: \u003c\/b\u003eExplorer William Clark reaches the Pacific Ocean and pens the badly spelled line “Ocian in view! O! the joy!” (Hey, he was an explorer, not a spelling bee champion!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1836: \u003c\/b\u003eMexican general Santa Anna surrounds the Alamo, trapping 180 Texans inside and prompting Texan William Travis to declare, “I shall \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e surrender or retreat.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1861: \u003c\/b\u003eTwo railroad companies, one starting in the West and one in the East, start a race to lay the most track and create a transcontinental railroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a storyteller's voice and attention to the details that make history real and interesting, Steve Sheinkin delivers the wild facts about America's greatest adventure. From the Louisiana Purchase (remember: if you're negotiating a treaty for your country, play it cool.) to the gold rush (there were only three ways to get to California--all of them bad) to the life of the cowboy, the Indian wars, and the everyday happenings that defined living on the frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engaging...medley of anecdotes about the Wild West in nine lively chapters starting with the Louisiana Purchase and ending with the Lakota massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890. Casual vignettes of famous figures and ordinary people come to life.” ―\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sheinkin builds his conversational narrative around stories of the men and women who peopled the west, with particular attention given to African Americans, Chinese workers, and everyday farmers and cowboys. There's plenty of humor here, but Sheinkin's strength is his ability to transition between events.”―\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50138521141552,"sku":"BDen3g","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/en3g-cover.jpg?v=1758148021","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-en3g","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}