Words Used in This Book

allying: Uniting on the same side, often by official treaty.

audacious: Fearless and brave, without too much concern for any consequences.

chaps: Leather leggings worn over pants to protect a cowboy on horseback.

discrimination: Unfair treatment based on prejudice.

entrepreneurs: People who take the risk of starting new businesses and are committed to success.

First Nations: The Native People of North, Central, and South America, often called “Indians” or Native Americans.

hernias: Injuries to the abdominal region often caused by heavy lifting.

internment camp: A place where groups of people are held like prisoners, often in primitive conditions.

prejudice: Negative and hostile feelings, opinions, or attitudes, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.

romanticized: To have unrealistic, positive impressions of a time, place, or situation by concentrating on the best parts of it.

spoils: Possessions confiscated or stolen from the defeated by the winning side in warfare.

vigilante: Taking the law into your own hands and punishing criminals without proper legal procedures.