The West

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The People (1500–1806)
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The West begins as the whole world to the people who live there. It becomes a New World when Europeans arrive, a world shaken by incompatible visions. And almost three centuries later, .. show full overview
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Empire Upon the Trails (1806–1848)
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Americans head west along many pathways—following the fur trade into the mountains, fighting for self-determination in Texas, seeking religious freedom in Utah or a better life along the .. show full overview
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The Speck of the Future (1848–1856)
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The Gold Rush brings the whole world to the West, as 49ers from Asia, South America and the eastern states scramble for “a share of the rocks,” littering the hills with mining towns and .. show full overview
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Death Runs Riot (1856–1868)
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The Civil War comes early to the West. In “Bleeding Kansas,” abolitionists battle for free soil. In Utah, federal troops march against Mormon polygamy. And along the Rio Grande, .. show full overview
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The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868–1874)
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A triumph of the human spirit, the transcontinental railroad opens a new era in the West, carrying homesteaders onto the prairies, bringing cowboys up the cattle trail from Texas, .. show full overview
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Fight No More Forever (1874–1877)
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The federal government tightens its grip on the West, but three bold spirits remain defiant—Sitting Bull, who prophesies his people's greatest victory but cannot prevent their ultimate .. show full overview
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The Geography of Hope (1877–1887)
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Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a new spirit of conformity to the West. Indian children are taught to forsake their heritage, Mormons are told to abandon a tenet of their .. show full overview
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One Sky Above Us (1887–1914)
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As settlers race to claim tribal lands, Native Americans take up the Ghost Dance, trusting in its power to restore a lost way of life until their hopes are crushed at Wounded Knee. The .. show full overview
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Ghost Dance (1887–1914)
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By 1887, the West was changing faster than ever before. Americans were moved by the same impulses that had always moved them, to better their own lives and transform the region in the .. show full overview
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Ghost Dance (1887-1914)
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