《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 4-6-Although about one-third of the volume's 19 double-page chapters are about a frontier fort, there is a lot of additional information to be found here. If students want to know what fort soldiers did besides parade around and chase Indians, how a soddy was built, what a woman's work day consisted of, how the transcontinental railroad was constructed, how a buffalo was butchered-it's all here, and it's all accessible and reinforced with clear, detailed, full-color illustrations. ``Fort Facts'' and ``Famous Frontier Folks'' are appended. A treasure on the topic, and on sometimes unexpected but always related subtopics.-George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Each generously illustrated double-page spread describes many aspects of frontier and pioneer life, with an emphasis on the role of the western forts and what life was like in and around these early outposts. Material about the Indian wars, the building of the transcontinental railway, and some colorful characters of the time is included. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
