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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Chatterbox Wild West

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Chatterbox Wild West, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Peep at Buffalo Bill's Wild West by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Peep at Buffalo Bill's Wild West by McLoughlin Bros. (c1887), an illustrated poem about Buffalo Bill.
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Other

Ringling Museum of Art: Circuses and Wild West Shows

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive educational resource lends a brief look into the American Circus, Wild West shows, and early Native Americans through the use of images provided by photographer, Frederick W. Glasier. Includes a quiz, activities, and...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Snoring Wild West

For Students 3rd - 6th
It's the wild west but and the elephant is snoring again! Help your friends by rolling, bumping, hoping, and planning to stop the elephant from snoring. Kids will enjoy this problem solving physics game!
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Other

Glasier Collection: Wild West Shows

For Students 9th - 10th
View the black and white photographs taken by professional photographer, Frederick Glasier. You'll see photos of "Buffalo Bill" Cody, among other photographs of Wild West shows and their participants. You can also find a biography of the...
Handout
PBS

American Experience: Buffalo Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1-hour documentary presents a portrait of William Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill. A western frontier legend in the 1880s, his Wild West Show travelled the globe making the American West into the American story.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Annie Oakley which traces her childhood, her stardom in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, her long marriage to Frank Butler, and her life after the show. Part of a larger PBS American Experience site about Annie Oakley.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Old West

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides first-hand accounts and background information on the Old West. Content touches on crossing the plains, cowboys, train robberies, Dalton Gang's Last Raid, Custer's Last Stand, the Death of Billy the Kid, and much...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Buffalo Bill, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A program from the Buffalo Bill Wild West show that depicts the thrills of the American West and illustrates how American influence was spreading beyond the nation's borders.
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Other

Buffalo Bill History: Buffalo Bill's Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the legendary William F. Cody, more commonly known as Buffalo Bill, whose Wild West shows legitimized the cowboy life.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Golden Canyon by G. A. Henty, a historical novel set in the American Wild West.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Rambles and Adventures in the Wilds of the West

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1873 publication Rambles and Adventures in the Wilds of the West by Catherine Cooper Hopely, a fiction book for children.
Website
Better Planet Productions

Earth Care: Wild Waters Downtown

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Urban settings have many wild animals and they need water just as humans do. Students will investigate the animals around them and determine where they get clean water. This is followed by a discussion of how these animals might be...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 of Annie Oakley, famous for her acts in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the late 1800s. Includes a short passage on her life and contributions.
Interactive
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Texas Ranch House

For Students 3rd - 8th
What was it like to be a cowboy in 1867? Visit the Cooke Ranch and explore a cowboy's working and dwelling quarters. Play the interactive games to learn about the many aspects of daily life in the American West. (Click "Interactive...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Buffalo Bill Cody

For Students 3rd - 5th
America's Story gives a concise overview of Buffalo Bill Cody's (1846-1917 ) life. He helped to create the captivating picture of myth of America's West. Hyperlinks to additional stories about Buffalo Bill.
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Other

Colorado Historical Society: Kit Carson: A Hero in Fact and Fiction [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short biography of the legend of the West, Kit Carson. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Wild Man of the West: A Tale of the Rocky Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Robert Michael Ballantyne's The Wild Man Of The West: A Tale Of The Rocky Mountains has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Portraits of Texas Governors

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the lives of Texas' governors. This site organizes the governors into six eras: Early Statehood (1846-1861); War, Ruin, and Reconstruction (1861-1874); The Wild West (1874-1887); Texas Rising (1887-1915); The Politics of...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: John F. Kennedy's Remarks, Berlin [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"John F. Kennedy: Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin" is a one page persuasive speech delivered by JFK on June 26, 1963. In it he commended West Germany in its efforts to have a democratic government and berated the Communists...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Buffalo Bill in Show Business

For Students 3rd - 8th
This 3-part article explores how William Cody found his calling as "Buffalo Bill," in show business.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nebraska

For Students 3rd - 5th
Why is Nebraska named the "Cornhusker State?" Use this site to find out about Buffalo Bill Cody and explore the many sides to Nebraska culture.
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Other

Erwin E. Smith, Cowboy Photographer (Teaching Guide)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This guide provides a sampling of the vast number of photographs taken by Erwin E. Smith (1884?1947). It is designed for use with fourth through seventh grade students and places particular emphasis on social studies and Texas history....
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Other

Mohave Museum of History and Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Northwest Arizona in words and photographs. Check out this site!

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