West on the Wagon Train

by E. Cody Kimmel and Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Book Overview

In this fourth book in the Adventures of Young Buffalo Bill series, 12-year-old Bill embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as an extra hand on the wagon train headed west. While the journey promises to be exciting, Bill soon realizes that it is also a test of courage and, at times, a struggle for survival.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060291133
• ISBN13: 9780060291136
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

good wild west story

This is the 4th book in the Adventures of Young Buffalo Bill series. It's called west on the wagon train. In this story Buffalo Bill is 11 years old. He meets his famous friend Wild Bill Hickok in this adventure. Buffalo Bill has joined up with the US Army as a helper of the wagon train. He faces lots of tials on this journey such as a fire and an attack by Major Lot Smith's Mormon militia. Also another thing he deals with is a buffalo stampee. Does Young Buffalo Bill have want it takes to tame the wild west or will he give up? Find out in this exciting historical fiction book. The book was fairly short. It keeps the attention on the reader well. The book was written by a distant relative of Buffalo Bill Cody. Kids who enjoy reading about this period in history should try this series.