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 \nVocabulary  \n·distinct,enthusiasm,horizon,presence,ravine,suspended,swerved,vastness  \nVocabulary Strategy  \n● Analogies  \nCONTENT-AREA VOCABULARYWords related to cowboys andphoto credits COVER:(bkgd)NationalCowboy Museum.I:(cl)National Cowboycowgirls and the WestMuseum;(c)Steve Cole/Getty Images.(see glossary)  \n2:(bc)Jules Frazier/Getty Images.3:(br)National Cowgirl Museum and Hall ofFame,Fort Worth,Texas.4:(bl)Libraryof Congress.5:(tc)Hulton-DeutschCONTENT STANDARDSCollection/CORBIS.6:(bl)Steve Cole/GettySocial StudiesImages.7:(b)Bettmann/CORBIS.8:(tl)CORBIS.9:(bc)Bettmann/CORBIS.I0:(bl)CORBIS.I:(c)Copyright by Courier Litho.·HistoryCo.,Buffalo,N.Y./Library of Congress.I2:(bc)National Cowboy Museum.13:(tr)Bettmann/CORBIS.14:(bl)John and LisaMerrill/CORBIS.15:(t)Glenbow ArchivesNA-I029-18.17:(tl)National Cowgirl  \nMuseum and Hall of Fame,Fort Worth,Word count:I,I76**Texas.18:(tc)Photo by Brooke/Topical  \nPress Agency/Getty Images.I9:(c)JohnSpringer Collection/CORBIS;(c)Photodisc20:(b)National Cowgirl Museum andHall of Fame,Fort Worth,Texas.21:(cr)Photodisc/Getty Images.erty of LAUJS.D,  \nThe McGraw-Hill companies  \nMacmillanMcGraw-Hill  \nPublished by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,of McGraw-Hill Education,a division ofThe McGraw-Hll Companies,Inc.,Two Penn Plaza,New York,New York 10121.  \nCopyright by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distance learning.1234567890261211100908  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n*The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagramscharts,and sidebars are not included.  \nlice Greenough  \nAen Woman of the OldVC  \nby Elizabeth West  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction…………………………………………………………………………………2  \nChapter 1  \nLife in Red Lodge……………………………………………………4  \nChapter 2  \nWild West Shows………………………………………………………………10  \nChapter 3  \nRide ’Em, Cowgirl!……………………………………………………14  \nConclusion……………………………………………………………………………………21  \nGlossary………………………………………………………………………22  \nIndex…………………………………………………………………………………………23  \nComprehension Check………………………………………24  \n# Introduction\n\nYYQou probably know something about cowboys.There have been many movies and TVshows about them.You can probably namesome famous cowboys.Do you know anythingabout cowgirls?They often did the same workas cowboys.Cowgirls seldom got paid.And theyseldom became famous.  \nOne cowgirl who did become famous wasAlice Greenough(GREEN-oh).Alice was bornon a ranch in Red Lodge,Montana,in 1902.Asshe grew up,she saw the West go through manychanges.  \nChanges:1904-2004  \n\n| The United States changed a lot during the 190Os.Compare the facts  \u003Cbr>about the country in 1904 when Alice was young to those in 2004.   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | 1904   | 2004   |\n| People in U.S.   | 82,200,000   | 293,700,000   |\n| People in Montana   | 243,300   | 926,900   |\n| Families with Phones   | 8%   | 94%-98%   |\n| Passenger Vehicles in  \u003Cbr>the U.S.   | 8,000   | 243,023,485   |\n| TVs in U.S.Households   | 0   | 25,000,000   |\n\nBack then,ranch life was hard.Ranches wereoften large and far apart.The nearest town mightbe 40 miles away.Few people had cars.Horsestook them where they had to go.That was luckyfor Alice.Horses would become ahuge presence in her life.  \nAlice Greenough wasa famous cowgirl.  \nChapter 1  \nifin880ge  \nTohe Greenough family kept dozens of horsesJ on their ranch.Alice learned to ride.Shealso learned to rope cattle and round them ","cbCaimlVHYd6PaFk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimlVHYd6PaFk","pdf",2762074,28,"English","# Introduction\n## Strategies & Skills at a Glance\n## Comprehension Check","[{\"question\":\"Who is Alice Greenough and why is she important in the text?\",\"answer\":\"Alice Greenough is described as a famous cowgirl who learned essential ranch skills growing up on a Montana ranch. 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