The American West.
Series: A historical readerPublication details: Evanston, Ill. : Nextext, c2001.Description: 223 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780618085231
- 0618085238
- 978.0099 B 22 AME
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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.
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