The American frontier /
James D. Torr, book editor.
- San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, c2002.
- 240 p : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
- Turning points in world history .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-234) and index.
Foreword --
Introduction --
Opening of the West --
Lewis and Clark's journey across the continent / Gerald F. Kreyche ; Significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition / National Park Service ; East of the Mississippi : the agricultural frontier / Thomas D. Clark ; Opening of Texas and the Santa Fe Trail / Dale Van Every ; Mountain men : the importance of the fur trade in the opening of the West / William H. Goetzmann --
Destiny and war --
Manifest destiny : Americans embrace expansionism / Ray Allen Billington ; War with Mexico / Don Nardo ; Manifest destiny as a turning point in U.S.-Indian policy / Reginald Horsman ; Manifest destiny--
or genocide? / W. Eugene Hollon --
Gold fever --
California Gold Rush and the American dream / Malcolm J. Rohrbough ; Veritable revolution : the economic significance of the California Gold Rush / Gerald D. Nash ; Gold Rush as melting pot / Walter Nugent ; Colorado Gold Rush and the reimagining of America / Elliot West --
Transcontinental Railroad --
Transcontinental Railroad and the development of the West / Leonard J. Arrington ; Destruction of the buffalo and the opening of the cattle driving frontier / Richard White ; Rise and fall of the cattle kingdoms / T. Harry Williams, Richard N. Current & Frank Freidel ; Closing of the American frontier / John F. Stover --
Epilogue : Frontier thesis in modern American history --
America's frontier heritage / Ray Allen Billington.
Examines the history of the formative years of the United States, focusing on westward expansion and the role of the frontier in shaping the new nation.
0737707860 (alk. paper) 0737707852 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2001033514
Frontier and pioneer life--United States
United States--Territorial expansion
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration
West (U.S.)--History
E179.5 / .A472 2002
y978.02 Ame 58
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-234) and index.
Foreword --
Introduction --
Opening of the West --
Lewis and Clark's journey across the continent / Gerald F. Kreyche ; Significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition / National Park Service ; East of the Mississippi : the agricultural frontier / Thomas D. Clark ; Opening of Texas and the Santa Fe Trail / Dale Van Every ; Mountain men : the importance of the fur trade in the opening of the West / William H. Goetzmann --
Destiny and war --
Manifest destiny : Americans embrace expansionism / Ray Allen Billington ; War with Mexico / Don Nardo ; Manifest destiny as a turning point in U.S.-Indian policy / Reginald Horsman ; Manifest destiny--
or genocide? / W. Eugene Hollon --
Gold fever --
California Gold Rush and the American dream / Malcolm J. Rohrbough ; Veritable revolution : the economic significance of the California Gold Rush / Gerald D. Nash ; Gold Rush as melting pot / Walter Nugent ; Colorado Gold Rush and the reimagining of America / Elliot West --
Transcontinental Railroad --
Transcontinental Railroad and the development of the West / Leonard J. Arrington ; Destruction of the buffalo and the opening of the cattle driving frontier / Richard White ; Rise and fall of the cattle kingdoms / T. Harry Williams, Richard N. Current & Frank Freidel ; Closing of the American frontier / John F. Stover --
Epilogue : Frontier thesis in modern American history --
America's frontier heritage / Ray Allen Billington.
Examines the history of the formative years of the United States, focusing on westward expansion and the role of the frontier in shaping the new nation.
0737707860 (alk. paper) 0737707852 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2001033514
Frontier and pioneer life--United States
United States--Territorial expansion
West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration
West (U.S.)--History
E179.5 / .A472 2002
y978.02 Ame 58