Westward Expansion: Primary Sources (Westward Expansion Reference Library) - Hardcover

Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787648647 ISBN 13: 9780787648640

Publisher: U.X.L., 2000

Synopsis

Research the Wild West from the perspective of the pioneers, cowboys, explorers and soldiers with 17 personal accounts written in journals, autobiographies, letters and other important primary source documents. From exploring the west and the Indian wars to the rush for gold and cattle ranching, Westward Expansion: Primary Sources covers all the excitement of exploration on the western frontier and includes excerpts from:

• The Life and Adventures of Nat Love
• Adventures of Zenas Leonard Fur Trader
• No Life for a Lady (autobiography of Agnes Morley Cleveland)
• Gold Rush Diaries
• The American Settlers Guide (by Henry N. Copp)
• Narrative of my Captivity Among the Sioux (by Fanny Kelly)
• Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer
• Andrew Jacksons Removal Act of 1830
• And many others

Also included are 65 photographs, a timeline, glossary, sources for further study, and subject index. 0

About this title

Synopsis

Exploring the call of the West, this reference looks at what attracted thousands of Americans and immigrants to the New World's vast unknown territories. This volume presents the perspectives of pioneers, cowboys, explorers, and soldiers with 20 personal accounts written in journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: U.X.L.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787648647
• ISBN 13: 9780787648640
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Slovey Christine