The Winning Of The West A History Of The American Frontiers
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Author | : Page Stegner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Chronicles the history of the American frontier from 1800 to 1899, discussing how the expansion into the lands west of the Mississippi influenced the nation's formation.
Author | : Theodore Roosevelt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Kentucky |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Theodore Roosevelt |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 915 |
Release | : 2023-11-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The Winning of the West: A History of the American Frontiers by Theodore Roosevelt is a compelling and comprehensive account of the expansion of the American frontier during the 18th and 19th centuries. Roosevelt adeptly intertwines historical facts with his own perspective on the significance of westward expansion, shaping the narrative into a vivid and engaging read. His writing style is both informative and engaging, making this book a valuable resource for those interested in American history. With detailed accounts of key events such as the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, Roosevelt captures the essence of the frontier experience. Theodore Roosevelt, a former President of the United States, was deeply passionate about American history and the concept of Manifest Destiny. His firsthand knowledge of political and military affairs, as well as his love for the great outdoors, greatly influenced the writing of The Winning of the West. Through this book, Roosevelt aimed to educate and inspire readers about the pioneering spirit that shaped the nation. I highly recommend The Winning of the West to anyone interested in exploring the history of the American frontier in a well-researched and captivating manner. Theodore Roosevelt's authoritative voice and nuanced storytelling make this book a must-read for history buffs and enthusiasts of American literature.
Author | : Peter Boag |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520949951 |
Americans have long cherished romantic images of the frontier and its colorful cast of characters, where the cowboys are always rugged and the ladies always fragile. But in this book, Peter Boag opens an extraordinary window onto the real Old West. Delving into countless primary sources and surveying sexological and literary sources, Boag paints a vivid picture of a West where cross-dressing—for both men and women—was pervasive, and where easterners as well as Mexicans and even Indians could redefine their gender and sexual identities. Boag asks, why has this history been forgotten and erased? Citing a cultural moment at the turn of the twentieth century—when the frontier ended, the United States entered the modern era, and homosexuality was created as a category—Boag shows how the American people, and thus the American nation, were bequeathed an unambiguous heterosexual identity.
Author | : Cody Assmann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2019-07-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780578550558 |
History of the West with Jemmey Fletcher; Ride to Rendezvous is the first book in the Jemmey Fletcher series. This book follows young Jemmey Fletcher as he decides to leave his Missouri homestead, and strike out for the mountains. Along the way he meets a colorful mountain man named Laramie, who breaks the greenhorn in. As Jemmey makes his way to a mountain man rendezvous, he'll have to battle hunger, thunderstorms, attacking Indians, and most often himself to find out if he has what it takes to be a Rocky Mountain trapper. The first of a series, Jemmey Fletcher books were written to take students on an adventure through the American frontier in a historically accurate way. Each book was written to tell a particular story of the West, and highlight a specific event, or time period of that history. Written for educational purposes by award winning teacher Cody Assmann, each chapter has reflection questions to reinforce the factual information contained in the chapter. Many chapters also end with extension research links, to allow students the opportunity to continue learning about factual events or people portrayed in this book of historical fiction. Finally, nearly all the chapters end with an extension activity that students can complete at home. These activities have been developed to enhance student's grasp of history, by actually participating in historical skills. Not only will the reader get to learn about history in a fun and entertaining way, but they will also get the opportunity to live out scenes from the book.
Author | : Jay H. Buckley |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2015-05-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442249595 |
The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, France, Russia, England, and others. The focus is upon Euro-American activities in frontier exploration and development, but the roles of indigenous peoples in these processes is highlighted throughout. The history of this period is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on explorers, adventurers, traders, religious orders, developers, and indigenous peoples. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the development of the American frontier.
Author | : Frederic Logan Paxson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
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Author | : David A. Smith |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2021-02-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0806169699 |
For an element so firmly fixed in American culture, the frontier myth is surprisingly flexible. How else to explain its having taken two such different guises in the twentieth century—the progressive, forward-looking politics of Rough Rider president Teddy Roosevelt and the conservative, old-fashioned character and Cold War politics of Ronald Reagan? This is the conundrum at the heart of Cowboy Presidents, which explores the deployment and consequent transformation of the frontier myth by four U.S. presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush. Behind the shape-shifting of this myth, historian David A. Smith finds major events in American and world history that have made various aspects of the “Old West” frontier more relevant, and more useful, for promoting radically different political ideologies and agendas. And these divergent adaptations of frontier symbolism have altered the frontier myth. Theodore Roosevelt, with his vigorous pursuit of an activist federal government, helped establish a version of the frontier myth that today would be considered liberal. But then, Smith shows, a series of events from the Lyndon Johnson through Jimmy Carter presidencies—including Vietnam, race riots, and stagflation—seemed to give the lie to the progressive frontier myth. In the wake of these crises, Smith’s analysis reveals, the entire structure and popular representation of frontier symbols and images in American politics shifted dramatically from left to right, and from liberal to conservative, with profound implications for the history of American thought and presidential politics. The now popular idea that “frontier American” leaders and politicians are naturally Republicans with conservative ideals flows directly from the Reagan era. Cowboy Presidents gives us a new, clarifying perspective on how Americans shape and understand their national identity and sense of purpose; at the same time, reflecting on the essential mutability of a quintessentially national myth, the book suggests that the next iteration of the frontier myth may well be on the horizon.
Author | : James M. McPherson |
Publisher | : Atheneum Books |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
Read about the Old West and its people.
Author | : Robert Morgan |
Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 2012-08-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1616201797 |
From Thomas Jefferson’s birth in 1743 to the California Gold Rush in 1849, America’s westward expansion comes to life in the hands of a writer fascinated by the way individual lives link up, illuminate one another, and collectively impact history. Jefferson, a naturalist and visionary, dreamed that the United States would stretch across the North American continent, from ocean to ocean. The account of how that dream became reality unfolds in the stories of Jefferson and nine other Americans whose adventurous spirits and lust for land pushed the westward boundaries: Andrew Jackson, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams. Their stories—and those of the nameless thousands who risked their lives to settle on the frontier, displacing thou- sands of Native Americans—form an extraordinary chapter in American history that led directly to the cataclysm of the Civil War. Filled with illustrations, portraits, maps, battle plans, notes, and time lines, Lions of the West is a richly authoritative biography of America—its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny.