TY  - BOOK
TI  - The American West
SN  - 9780618085231
U1  - 978.0099B 22
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Evanston, Ill.
PB  - Nextext
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - History
KW  - Sources
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Biography
N1  - Contents;

Part I: Exploring the wilderness 
1894: From the mountains of California 
Prehistory: The migrations of the Hopi 
1539-1542: From the journey of Coronado 
1804-1806: The expedition of Lewis and Clark 
etc.

Part II: Establishing communities 
1770s-1840s: Spanish California 
1839-1846: Early taxes 
1846: The donner party 
1847: The Morman migration 
1849: A woman's trip across the plains in 1849. 
etc.

Part III: Making a living 
1851-1852: Mining in California 
1867-1880s: Cattle drives 
Late 1860s-1882: Chinese workers 
Late 1870s: Destruction of the buffalo 
etc.

Part IV: Preserving a heritage 
1844: Letters and notes on the North American Indians 
1881: From a century of dishonor 
1907: The conservation of natural resources 
1933: The Indian view of nature 

Part V: Interpreting the past 
1893: The significance of the frontier in American history 
1931: From the great plains 
1994: A saga of families 

; Index : p. 223
ER  -