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How the American Continent was Settled, in the Words of the Pioneers Themselves
From the Atlantic littoral across the Alleghenies, across the Mississippi, across the Missouri, and into California and the Pacific Northwest, these were the «
primary stages of the great migration that surged ^r-
across the American continent for more than three I
hundred years and which resulted in the America of today. The pioneers left thrilling records in the form of diaries, travel books and family correspond- ] '
ence, that contain their intentions, their ideals and I
their experiences during this great trek; and it is these 1
records that reveal, more than any other social documents, the roots of the American experience.
Bayrd Still, Professor of History at New York University and an important authority on the American Western expansion, has collected the most important primary sources and eye-witness accounts on the western expansion. With many illustrations and maps, and links between...
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Fülszöveg
How the American Continent was Settled, in the Words of the Pioneers Themselves
From the Atlantic littoral across the Alleghenies, across the Mississippi, across the Missouri, and into California and the Pacific Northwest, these were the «
primary stages of the great migration that surged ^r-
across the American continent for more than three I
hundred years and which resulted in the America of today. The pioneers left thrilling records in the form of diaries, travel books and family correspond- ] '
ence, that contain their intentions, their ideals and I
their experiences during this great trek; and it is these 1
records that reveal, more than any other social documents, the roots of the American experience.
Bayrd Still, Professor of History at New York University and an important authority on the American Western expansion, has collected the most important primary sources and eye-witness accounts on the western expansion. With many illustrations and maps, and links between each document, The West reveals the actual character of American expansion and growth.
maps, illustrations, and bibliography
Cover Design by Miriam Schottland
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