Each biography in this series portrays a famous American of the 18th, 19th or early 20th century who has made a significant impact on American history. Great for reports, the subjects of these biographies are frequently mentioned in social studies and English classes. Titles contain fact boxes, maps, a chronology, chapter notes, a glossary, a further reading list, Internet addresses, and an index.Nancy Plain examines the life of America's most famous frontier artist. In image after image, Frederic Remington preserved the past for all Americans to enjoy. Throughout his career, Remington created a visual testimony of the frontier years, producing twenty-two sculptures and nearly three thousand drawings and paintings. His works depict an untamed American West, where cavalry and American Indians fought to the death and where cowboys struggled with stampeding cattle on the open range.

Collects the work of Swiss painter Karl Bodmer while on a journey up the Missouri River in 1833-1834, and annotations and examinations credit the artist with having painted some of the best representations of the American West.

A biography of the artist known for his painting and sculptures of the American West.

Product Description: Danny Lyon has again taken his camera to an America unknown to most of us, and by doing so he has again helped define who we are. Spending four years visiting the Sioux, Apache, and Western tribes, he has returned with haunting pictures of the plains and desert, and portraits that are both very real and romantic...read more

Product Description: Danny Lyon has again taken his camera to an America unknown to most of us, and by doing so he has again helped define who we are. Spending four years visiting the Sioux, Apache, and Western tribes, he has returned with haunting pictures of the plains and desert, and portraits that are both very real and romantic...read more

Product Description: Danny Lyon has again taken his camera to an America unknown to most of us, and by doing so he has again helped define who we are. Spending four years visiting the Sioux, Apache, and Western tribes, he has returned with haunting pictures of the plains and desert, and portraits that are both very real and romantic...read more

The seventh edition of this comprehensive secondary and middle school methods book continues to focus on planning, implementing, and evaluating but has been updated to include the latest research and developments in secondary and middle school eduation. Continues to emphasize principles and guidelines over "recipes." (view table of contents)

The ground-breaking photographic techniques of the sometime head of the Sierra Club and his farsighted advocacy of the importance of his medium are discussed in this high-quality edition of photographs of the West.

A miniature folio based on the well-known frontier paintings features hundreds of full-color illustrations.

Product Description: The seventh edition of this comprehensive secondary and middle school methods book continues to focus on planning, implementing, and evaluating but has been updated to include the latest research and developments in secondary and middle school eduation...read more