Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.2
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
16235
Points per Word
0.000185
Page Count
75
Points per Page
0.04
Description
Traces the fascinating American story through old records, newspaper clippings, pioneer reminiscences, and dozens of rare frontier photographs.