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Grade 11: Westward Expansion

Willa Cather Living

Edith Lewis

Presents an account of the life of twentieth-century American novelist Willa Cather as recalled by her close friend and traveling companion Edith Lewis.

92
CAT

Westward Expansion

Uses primary source materials, including letters and magazine articles of the time, to examine the exploration and conquest of the American West by explorers and settlers of European descent.

978
WES

Long Day's Journey

Carlos A. Schwantes

Chronicles the age of the steamboat and the stagecoach in America's northwest region, examining technological, economic, and social aspects and presenting more than two hundred photos and other illust

979.5
SCH

A Historical Atlas of America's Manifest Destiny

Lesli J. Favor

Maps, text, and illustrations tell the story of the America's "manifest destiny," explaining the concept and how it expanded the country's boundaries.

973.4
FAV

The American Frontier

William C. Davis

Portrays the lives of men and women through artifacts from the collections of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming.

978
DAV

The American Frontier

Eighteen essays examine political and cultural aspects of the settlement of the American frontier, discussing such topics as Manifest Destiny and war, the California Gold Rush, the transcontinental ra

978
AME

The American West

Christine Hatt

978.02
HAT

Westward Expansion

Dale Anderson

This book describes how American settlers moved west of the Appalachians and how they moved across the entire continent.

978
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Westward Expansion. Primary Sources

Tom Pendergast

This book, telling the story of westward expansion in the words of the people who lived it, presents seventeen full or excerpted documents that provide a wide range of perspectives on this period in h

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Westward Expansion

Michael V. Uschan

This book describes the history of American westward expansion.

978
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