A light-hearted look at some of the difficulties faced by the pioneers who traveled by wagon train across the United States to settle in the West.

Presents essays, jokes, riddles, and suggested readings on aspects of the Wild West, from the Oregon Trail to the Alamo, from Native Americans to cowboys, from explorers to outlaws.

Explains how the fur trade played a part in the social dynamics of the nineteenth century, such as relations with Native Americans, foreign policy, explorations of natural resources and the establishment of business.

The life of Kit Carson, legendary scout, mountain man, and Indian fighter of the Old West.

Describes several explorers and fur trappers who made names for themselves in the western American frontier during the early nineteenth century, including John Colter and Kit Carson.

Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness.

Discusses some of the explorers and trappers who journeyed west to hunt and trade beaver pelts and other commodities during the early nineteenth century.

Recounts the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which explored the western half of America, examining the native societies the two men encounted and the effect of their discoveries.

Recounts the exploits of explorers of the American West, from Daniel Boone in the late 1700s to John Charles Frémont in the 1850s.

Presents the life and expeditions of explorer Zebulon Pike that chronicles his journeys into both the American Northwest as well as into Mexican territory of the Southwest.