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This subcategory contains 102 links From the National Archives and Records Administration "Many people are unaware about how black cowboys were highly instrumental in settling the West." From the History Net By Richard Arnott i the story of a prairie people by George Bird Grinnell. Published 1892 by Scribner in New York . The music of the Mexico/United States border region is one of the most vibrant expressions of this unique culture. The links on this page provide starting points for learning about the conjunto musical style, its history, cultural significance, and artistry. U.S.-Mexican border. Sixteen photos of Buffalo Soldiers, and 14 of their Native American foes, two mini videos and 64 story/page links with battles, biographies, and more. First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 History & Images from the Days of Gold Photographs, stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad. "WITH A TASTE FOR FINE LIVING AND A WEAKNESS FOR POETRY, "BLACK BART" CONFOUNDED WELLS FARGO DETECTIVES DURING AN EIGHT-YEAR STRING OF STAGECOACH ROBBERIES." BY JOHN STANCHAK Genocidal killer Not like Hollywood Great site compiled by a very good historian. Deadwood Dick and more "Conceived in 1993, and online since 1998, Discovering Lewis & Clark® is a hyperhistory in progress. It is enhanced by an average of at least one new interpretive episode each month, employing a variety of multmedia techniques. The site focuses on issues, values, discoveries and events relating to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, its preludes, and its aftermath up to the present time." "DRSW provides the research tools and finding aids to the written record that began with the arrival of the Spanish explorers in the 1530's. The 1500 microfilm reels of documents include the diaries of explorers and reports of missionaries and soldiers, from the first written accounts of contact with indigenous peoples in the 16th Century to the Mexican declaration of independence from Spain in 1821." Influential U.S. historian who presented the frontier thesis of US history. YouTube video "The Gallery of the Open Frontier is a digital image library of photos, paintings, and drawings that pertain to the history of the American West. This online resource, drawn initially from the primary collections of the National Archives, is being designed by the University of Nebraska Press as a platform where scholars, researchers, university students, primary and secondary school students, and the interested citizen will be able to easily traverse the history of the American frontier through a wide variety of scholarly enrichments." 1849 book. This is our photo collection of more than 1700 pictures from 180 ghost towns and historic places in the United States. Barbed wire transformed the trans-Mississippi West. Elliott West, Distinguished Professor of the American West and the American Indian at the University of Arkansas, describes how guns and horses changed Native American culture, while European diseases ravaged the indigenous people of the New World who had no inherent immunity to them. podcast "The primary purpose of H-WEST's discussion list is to encourage lively and professional discussion of the history of the North American West and the frontier as both place and process." "This book is a major milestone in Vigilante literature, in that it is the first well-documented and well-researched book to present a revisionist view of the role of Henry Plummer, who is the central figure of the Vigilante story." 1864 hanging. "Although known for her charity, Nellie Cashman was a dedicated and knowledgeable miner who searched the west for the 'Big Bonanza.'" By Don Chaput Loads of things to do concerning the Santa Fe Trail. FBI files on an imposter Biographies as well as descriptions of events Illustrated by Joshua Tolford Published 1959 by Vision Books in N[ew] Y[ork] . About murderers, criminals, and their friends in the Old West. Diaries, Narratives, and Letters of the Mountain Men Autobiography. Numerous links. "Like many George Armstrong Custer defenders, the author of the following article believes that Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen were to blame for the 7th Cavalry's failure in Montana 120 years ago. And, like some of those Custer defenders, the author believes that Reno and Benteen tried to hide the truth. Part of that truth, the author suggests, may have been that Colonel Custer actually crossed the Little Bighorn River and fought in the Indian village." "In 1869, John Wesley Powell defied the myth of the Colorado River's invincibility and led the first expedition to navigate through the Grand Canyon." by Carolyn J. Hursch By Natanya Brewer by Concord Review "The primary purpose this web site is to provide a virtual research center for Western Fur Trade History. The emphasis is on the Mountain Men in the United States Rocky Mountain region in the period from 1800-50." Based in Oklahoma City, this site honors a way of life. Variety of links. Material on women's suffrage. NWDA provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the Northwestern United States, including correspondence, diaries, or photographs. Digital reproductions of primary sources are available in some cases. blog From the University of Kansas Francis Parkman. The Overland Trail, established in 1862 by Ben Holladay, went from Julesburg, CO to Ham's Fork, WY. Pages describe the route, stations and landmarks, personalities, with many links to other western expansion sites. Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier is a bilingual, multi-format English-Spanish digital library site that explores the interactions between Spain and the United States in America from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Biography by the man who killed him. Materials collected during the research phase for the series. National Archives From the Denver Public Library By Richard Cordley "Ranked among the most remarkable feats to come out of the 1860 American West, the Pony Express was in service from April 1860 to November 1861. Its primary mission was to deliver mail and news between St. Joseph, Missouri, and San Francisco, California." "It was 1869. Ten men in four boats were about to embark on a journey that would cover almost 1,000 miles through uncharted canyons and change the west forever. Three months later only five of the original company plus their one-armed Civil War hero leader would emerge from the depths of the Grand Canyon at the mouth of the Virgin River." To which will be added a view of the states and territorial regions of our western empire, embracing history, statistics and geography, and descriptions of the chief cities of the West. By John C. Van Tramp. Published 1858 by Published and sold exclusively by subscription by J. & H. Miller in Columbus [Ohio] . by William Francis Hooker. Published 1918 by Saul Brothers in Chicago. 2d ed. rev. by Melvin Randolph Gilmore ... a collection of lore of the prairies ... Published 1922 by Bismarck tribune print.] in [Bismarck . How the US government financed the construction of Western railroads. Scholarly book by David C. Frederick by Irving W. Anderson "A SERIES OF WATERCOLORS BY SETH EASTMAN, THE FOREMOST NINETEENTH-CENTURY PICTORIAL HISTORIAN OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, IS NOW ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC." Sources of the History of the Fur Trade in the Southwest Frontier Cover of: Story of the wild West and camp-fire chats by Buffalo Bill Story of the wild West and camp-fire chats Buffalo Bill Story of the wild West and camp-fire chats Close Story of the wild West and camp-fire chats by Buffalo Bill Manage Covers Book Covers Close * Add * Manage Story of the wild West and camp-fire chats a full and complete history of the renowned pioneer quartette, Boone, Crockett, Carson and Buffalo Bill replete with graphic descriptions of wild life and thrilling adventures by famous heroes of the frontier. A record of exciting events on the western borders pushed westward to the sea; massacres, desperate battles, extraordinary bravery, marvelous fortitude, astounding heroism, grand hunts, savage encounters, adventures by flood and field, rollicking anecdotes, tales of sorrow, droll stories, curious escapades, and a melange of incidents that make up the melodrama of civilization in its march over mountains and prairies to the Pacific, including a description of Buffalo Bill's conquests in England with his Wild West exhibition where royalty from all the european nations, paid him a generous homage and made his wonderful show the greatest success of modern times by Buffalo Bill, (Hon. W. F. Cody). Published 1888 by Historical Publishing Co. in Philadelphia . "Swedish emigration to America is rather typical for European emigration westward to America during the 19th century." Most Swedes settled in the West. Texas Ghost Towns features places where no one lives or only ghosts live. West of the Mississippi River with Southeastern Arizona. One gringo's discovery of the complexity of the U.S.-Mexican border By Frank H. Mayer with Charles B. Roth Big Nose George Parrot, the only man in American history to be turned into a pair of shoes. By Daniel Lewis, the result of his own research. "Discover the colorful stories that lie unfurled on these pages and unlock a taste of that famous era. Learn how the Gold Rush affected the world not so long ago." "After fleeing to Argentina, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid blazed a new outlaw trail that ended in a shootout high in the Bolivian Andes." Mansel Blackford’s The Lost Dream explores the history of city planning in five Pacific Coast cities—Seattle, Portland, Oakland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles—during the Progressive Era. From Idaho State The Overland Trail ran westward from Atchison, Kansas, following the Oregon Trail more or less, with some diversions created by Ben Holladay. "The Overland Trail ran westward from Atchison, Kansas, following the Oregon Trail more or less, with some diversions created by Ben Holladay, such as the Oketo Cutoff in Kansas. At Julesburg, Colorado, it essentially left the Oregon Trail, paralleling, on the south side, the South Platte River to Latham (present day Greeley). Latham was a junction: one could travel south to the Cherry Creek settlement of Denver, or cross the river and loop north along the foothills, following the established Cherokee Trail, crossing the Cache la Poudre River at LaPorte." by Hal G. Evarts, with illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull. Published 1921 by Little, Brown, and company in Boston . How one pig could have changed American history 1859 handbook for overland expeditions written by Capt. Randolph B. Marcy. The Interactive Santa Fe Trail (SFT) Homepage (text) "ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER KEN BURNS JOINS FORCES WITH RISING PBS STAR STEPHEN IVES TO PRODUCE A VISION OF THE AMERICAN WEST IN WHICH THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF MANY DIVERSE CULTURES COLLIDE ON A VAST STAGE." "Warren Angus Ferris was an ordinary trapper, employed by the American Fur Company, who left a record of his day to day experiences as a mountain man. He provides one of the most detailed accounts of the fur trade in the Central Rocky Mountains during the years 1830 to 1835." By James Bankes 1838. Charles Fenno Hoffman "Some of the ladies were short on virtue, but virtually all of them were long on courage as they faced the dangers and uncertainties of life on the frontier." Even though he was dead! |
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