The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Terrority. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is...

Life among the Plains Indians from their prehistoric civilization up to the Sioux uprising in 1890. Grades 5 and up.

Highlights events in railroading history to the end of steam transportation. Includes accounts of the financiers, the brotherhoods, and the legends.

Historic paintings and photographys illustrate this account about American cowboys of the western frontier. Grades 6 and up.