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The Buffalo Soldiers were the first peacetime all-Black regiment of the US Army. Created around the time of the Civil War, they fought bravely in several wars, and also played an important role in the history of the American West.

Baking in the summer heat can be unbearable, but sometimes the weather offers an exciting surprise!

An illuminating novel about the importance of reclaiming the past, based on the author’s family history Summer and her family always spend relaxed summers in Alberta, Canada, on the reservation where her mom’s family lives. But this year is turning out to be an eye-opening one. First, Summer...

This charming fable about unruly ambition and its inevitable consequences first appeared in The Delineator magazine in 1905.

Step back in time to a world where the plains were vast and untamed, and the lives of the Indigenous people were deeply intertwined with nature. In this captivating tale, we follow the journey of a young boy named Wikis, who grows up surrounded by the beauty and challenges of his camp. With only a handful of families and the wildlife around him as company, Wikis learns invaluable life lessons from both the land and its creatures. The true events recounted in this story paint a vivid picture of a rich cultural heritage and a way of life that thrived in harmony with the natural world.

Rose is a young Métis-Ojibwe girl who has traveled far with her family for the biannual buffalo hunt made up of hundreds of other Métis families. The ritual of the hunt has been practiced for generations, and each hunt must see the community through the next six months. But in recent years, the buffalo population has dwindled, and after days on the hunt, there are no buffalo to be found. Can Rose help her family find the herd that will enable them to survive the long winter?

Retta Barre has never met a hero, except for the ones she reads about in her books. She does know they're strong and courageous. And handsome and pretty. Everything she's not. Her world doesn't expect much from her anyway. She's just a plain-looking 12-year-old who's more stubborn than brave. She owes what little strength she has to her dull daily chores on the Oregon trail. And yet, when her friends are missing, Retta doesn't think twice. She heads out to help them. She has no idea the danger that's about to come her way.

For only a dollar, Thunder is a terrific bargain! But, what does a boy do with a dangerous 2,500-pound buffalo that can break out of any corral ever built? Nathan Riggins has to find some way to keep Thunder from killing someone or being killed. He finally decides to donate his buffalo to the Carson City Zoo. But getting him there will be a problem. Thunder has already destroyed one rail car and damaged the train's engine. The railroad refuses to ship him again. The answer comes in a surprising way.

Ein spannendes Abenteuerhörspiel von Hans Paulisch über den berühmten Büffeljäger und Wildwest-Show-Begründer Buffalo Bill!

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Hello, buffalo! That's what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they...

Was wisst ihr über Buffalo Bill? Dass er ein berühmter, ach was!, der berühmteste Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika des 19. Jahrhunderts war? Stimmt! Vielleicht auch, dass er später, nach seiner "Jägerzeit", mit einer großartigen Superschau, einem Zirkus ähnlich, durch die Lande zog und den Leuten - ziemlich auf "Wirkung hochpoliert - vorführte, was er im Westen erlebt hatte und was es überhaupt dort an Abenteuern zu erleben gab? Stimmt auch! Aber all das, was mancher vielleicht noch nicht weiß über diesen tollen Burschen, das könnte Bücherregale füllen.

This is a story from the Grimms' Fairy Tales 2 collection.

In der Reihe "Abenteurer unserer Zeit" erzählen wir euch diesmal über Buffalo Bill - den berühmtesten Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert. In der zweiten Folge hört ihr "Wie aus Bill Cody Buffalo Bill wurde" und "General Custers Ende am Little Big Horn".

In der Reihe "Abenteurer unserer Zeit" erzählen wir euch diesmal über Buffalo Bill - den berühmtesten Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert. In der ersten Folge hört ihr "Buffalo Bill und der Pony-Express" und "Pony-Reiter kämpfen gegen die Sioux".