Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.1
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8905
Points per Word
0.000225
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.041667
Series
America's Westward Expansion
Description
This book explains how cattle ranching evolved from its historical Spanish roots to the cattle-boom era of the 1880's, when cattle drives, cow towns, cattle trails, and the open range played a pivotal role in forming the culture of the West.