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Sarah Winnemucca broke race, culture, and gender barriers in the late 1800s to become a champion of the Northern Paiute. As a writer and speaker, scout and interpreter, teacher and peacemaker, she fought against injustice towards native people. Her experiences took her from the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to San Francisco, California, from the reservations in Oregon and Washington to Washington, D.C.

Despite lasting only 18 months, the Pony Express riders faced wild animals, hostile attacks, and robberies to deliver mail from coast to coast as the nation faced civil war and the telegraph raced to make it obsolete.

Age Range: 9-13 years Grade Level: 4 - 7Lexile Level: 1210L ISBN: 978-1-953055-29-3 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-953055-30-9 Pages: 80 Series: Fields of Silver and Gold (Book 6) Language: EnglishThe Fields of Silver and Gold series brings the past alive. Meet the trailblazers and the pioneers, the first people and the famous explorers, the legends and the everyday heroes that shaped the history, land, and culture of the West. Their powerful stories will fascinate and inspire you.Healers. Scientists. Innovators.Life in the early West was dangerous, full of injuries, accidents, and illnesses. Drs. Eliza Cook, W.H.C. Stephenson, and Charles Daggett stand out as firsts in the field of trained medical doctors, yet countless lives were saved by less well known doctors, shamans, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, midwives, and nurses.