What's Out West? 2
Before You Read 2
Boomtown Life 4
Section 1:The Expanding Nation 6
genre Reading a Memoir The Corps of Discouery 10
Section 2:Traveling West 12
After You Read 18
Glossary 22
Go West! 24
Before You Read 24
Traueling on the Trail 26
Section 1:Moving West 28
Section 2:The Journey 30
genre Reading a Memoir Working on the Railroad 34
Section 3:The Country Changes 37
After You Read 40
Glossary 44
Westward Expansion 46
Before You Read 46
Leauing the Dust 48
Section 1:From Exploration to Settlement 50
Section 2:Traveling West 52
genre Reading a Memoir from Roughing It 54
Section 3:The Dust Bowl 59
After You Read 62
Glossary 66
Regions of the United States 68
Before You Read 68
The Big Moue 70
Section 1:What Makes a Region? 72
Section 2:U.S.Regions 74
genre Reading a Journal Riding Across America 82
After You Read 84
Glossary 88
Land in the United States 90
Before You Read 90
Emily's Trip to Hawaii 92
Section 1:Where We Live 94
genre Reading a Journal Mt.St.Helens Erupts 98
Section 2:Different Environments 100
After You Read 106
Glossary 110
Living in the United States 112
Before You Read 112
Anthony's Trip to San Francisco 114
Section 1:One Big Country 116
Section 2:Climates and Resources 120
genre Reading a Journal Mouing to New York 124
After You Read 128
Glossary 132