Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.6
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
9143
Points per Word
0.000219
Series
American West
Description
As Americans moved westward during the 19th century, the need for a variety of weapons increased. Handguns, knives, rifles, and other weapons were used in both productive and destructive ways in the Wild West.