Julie Danneberg
We visited the site of Sarah Winnemucca's childhood home on the shores of Pyramid Lake near what is now Reno, Nevada.

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"...well-documented and a good read."
-KLIATT - Deane A. Beverly

"...LIVELY AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED..."
-Children's Bookwatch

Amidst the Gold Dust

AMIDST THE GOLD DUST: WOMEN WHO FORGED THE WEST. Fulcrum, 2001.
Told in a unique first-person narrative, WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE WEST profiles five important women artists: Maria Martinez, a Pueblo potter from New Mexico; Isabella Bird, an Englishwoman who traveled alone, on horseback through Colorado; Clara Brown, a freed slave who became a millionaire; Margaret Brown, a self-educated phhilathropist and Nellie Cashman, prospector and business woman.

Selected Works

Picture Books
The Big Test
As her students grow increasingly anxious about the Big Test, Mrs. Hartwell realizes she has to teach the most valuable test-taking skill of all; learning to relax.
Cowboy Slim
Cowboy Slim can't rope, whip or ride so he uses his poetry to save the day!
Last Day Blues
Students worry about Mrs. Hartwell missing them during summer vacation.
First Year Letters
Sarah Jane Hartwell struggles through her first year of teaching.
First Day Jitters
Sarah Jane Hartwell does NOT want to go to her first day of school!
Margaret's Magnificent Colorado Adventure
Peak into Margaret's journal as she travels with her family through Colorado.
Chapter Book
Family Reminders
After her father loses his leg in a mining accident, Mary McHugh's family is in trouble and she must find a way to help them.
Biography Collection
Women Writers of the West
Meet five notable women writers of the old West.
Women Artists of the West
Georgia O'Keeffe, Laura Gilpin, Mary-Russell Colton, Maria Martinez, and Dorothea Lange. Five women who shaped our vision of the West with their art.
Amidst the Gold Dust
Clara Brown, Nellie Cashman, Molly Brown, Sarah Winnemucca, and Isabella Bird. Read about five courageous women of the pioneer west.

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