Boss Of The Plains: The Hat That Won The West

Synopsis

At first, settlers and travelers in the American West wore whatever hats they had worn back home: knit caps, wool derbies, straw sombreros. Everyone wore some kind of hat, though, because of the Western weather. At last, one hat came along that was especially suited to frontier life. This is the story of that amazing hat -- the Boss of the Plains -- and the young man, John Stetson, an Easterner and hat maker who followed his dream to go West and ended up creating the most popular hat west of the Mississippi -- a hat still worn by countless Westerners and others today. This unusual picture book biography is inventively illustrated in cut paper and paint by Holly Meade, whose picture book Hush! was a 1997 Caldecott Honor Book.

Copyright:

1998

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

ISBN-13:

9780789424792

Publisher:

Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

Date of Addition:

03/26/19

Copyrighted By:

Laurie Carlson

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Nonfiction

Grade Levels:

Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade

Reading Age:

7–10

Submitted By:

Daproim Africa

Proofread By:

Daproim Africa

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.