"In preparation of this book the author has had in mind the needs of the upper grammar grades. The subject matter has not been selected with the object of covering the field of Western geography in a systematic manner, but instead the attempt has been made to picture as graphically as may be some of its more striking and interesting physical features, and the influence which these features have exerted upon its discovery and settlement." (from the Preface of The Western United States)
Chapters
1
Preface and The Work of the Colorado River Read by Laura Caldwell 14:57
2
A Trip into the Grand Cañon of the Colorado Read by Laura Caldwell 11:52
3
How the Columbia Plateau was Made Read by Laura Caldwell 15:03
4
The Cañons of the Sierra Nevada Mountains Read by Laura Caldwell 12:28
5
An Oregon Glacier Read by Laura Caldwell 12:30
6
Something About Earthquakes and Mountain Building Read by Laura Caldwell 12:46
7
The Last Volcanic Eruptions in the United States Read by Laura Caldwell 13:06
8
The Mud Volcanoes of the Colorado Desert Read by Laura Caldwell 6:39
9
The History of a Coast Line Read by Laura Caldwell 13:51
10
The Discovery of the Columbia River Read by Laura Caldwell 13:57
11
The Great Basin and its Peculiar Lakes Read by Laura Caldwell 12:42
12
Fremont's Adventures in the Great Basin Read by Laura Caldwell 10:33
13
The Story of Great Salt Lake Read by Laura Caldwell 13:02
14
The Skagit River Read by Laura Caldwell 12:38
15
The Story of Lake Chelan Read by Laura Caldwell 11:09
16
The Native Inhabitants of the Pacific Slope Read by Laura Caldwell 12:01
17
The Story of Lewis and Clark Read by Laura Caldwell 15:20
18
The Russians in California Read by Laura Caldwell 8:59
19
Death Valley Read by Laura Caldwell 12:48
20
The Cliff Dwellers and Their Descendants Read by Laura Caldwell 11:17
21
The Life of the Desert Read by Laura Caldwell 13:51
22
The Pony Express Read by Laura Caldwell 10:34
23
How Climate and Physical Features Influenced the Settlements of the West Read by Laura Caldwell 15:08
24
The Life of the Prospector Read by Laura Caldwell 12:35
25
Gold and Gold-Mining Read by Laura Caldwell 13:27
26
Copper-Mining Read by Laura Caldwell 11:48
27
Coal and Petroleum Read by Laura Caldwell 12:32
28
The Climate of the Pacific Slope Read by Laura Caldwell 14:47
29
Something About Irrigation Read by Laura Caldwell 12:40
30
The Location of the Cities of the Pacific Slope Read by Laura Caldwell 15:18
31
The Forest Belt of the Sierra Nevada Mountains Read by Laura Caldwell 13:56
32
The National Parks and Forest Reserves Read by Laura Caldwell 17:07
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