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Although the author did an excellent job in writing the book "Children of the Wild West," he touched in each chapter chosen just briefly and thus, bringing the quality of the book quite to a questionable quality. The author started by discussing the early "Frontier Photographers" first thus building up as to where the pictures in the book came from. Secondly, the "Going West" chapter discusses the exodus of the American people on their quest to a better life in the wild west with their loved ones, including their children. Thirdly, "Settling Down" is when the American people begin their final process of finding a permanent place to live and thus, the author discusses how the children cope and how they will fit in the new environment. In the following two chapters "The American Indians" and "Frontier Schools" the author discusses how the displaced Indians were forced from their native lands and forced to go to far away schools to be educated, while the newly arrived settlers were building schools to educate their children in and near their farming communities. Yet, it doesn't discuss what happens to the Native Americans once they finish school? In the "Building the West" chapter the author goes on to discuss the building of the west and how the process also affected the children as a whole. In essence, while the west was growing so were the communities and the schools, the politics, and the communties, and cities as well. And as this was going on, so was the environment around it and thus, a cause for celebration "Games, Parties, and Celebration." Further, if one looks at the pictures in the book, one can see that the cabinet pictures show black children being educated with white children. However, one will not see white children with an Indian and that is one thing that the author will not mention in the book. In essence, although the author touched on each chapter, he should have been more informative and should have given more information on each chapter discussed. I for one would recommend this book only for either Junior High or High School Level and not beyond that. It lacks more information than what it should have had. The cabinet pictures shown were fantastic, since I myself collect them. The pictures shown were well suited for the title of the book and also for each chapter.Read full review
A good history lesson
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