Wild West
- ISBN-10
- 0764153129
- ISBN-13
- 9780764153129
- Series
- Wild West
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 31
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Barrons Juveniles
- Author
- Claire Aston
Description
Traces the various stages in the development of a Western town, from an Indian camp, through a sod house and a wooden town, to a modern city with a Wild West theme park on the outskirts.
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- 2018-01-02
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