You can purchase the 32-page unit for tall tales and other Western Picture Books including Boss of the Plains, Comes a Wind, Saving Sweetness , The Toughest Cowboy, and Swamp Angel for immediate download for only $9.95! Click Here to Download.

Who made that ten-gallon hat?  Why did it become a popular addition to western dress?  Follow the life of its creator, John Stetson, to discover how his roots helped grow wings which flew him into history.*

A Gift of History:  Stetson Hat Company--Book Review
Order a Hat (or at least check them out!)
Stetson History
Stetson:  Legendary American Brand
Pikes Peak Cam
Colorado Kids' Activity Guide

You can purchase the 32-page unit for tall tales and other Western Picture Books including Boss of the Plains, Comes a Wind, Saving Sweetness , The Toughest Cowboy, and Swamp Angel for immediate download for only $9.95! Click Here to Download.

A 6-page unit, perfect for lesson planning and handouts or projection on your SmartBoard for the nonfiction, biography, Boss of the Plains, The Hat that Won the West, is now available as part of a 4-unit collection for Western Picture Books!

The study guide contains:
Which Hat? Illustrating Activity
A Growing Business (Multiple Choice Comprehension)
The Hatmaker (Crossword Puzzle)
Timeline
Free Enterprise
John Stetson's Travels
Answer Pages

*(From Roots and Wings, Bluebonnet Celebrations^SM #7, © 2001, Suzy Red, Lockhart, Texas)

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