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| Author | : Sharon McKinzie |
| Publisher | : Hv Chapman & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2020-05-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781940850771 |
They went West. Indeed, they did.Less than thirty years after American independence and twenty-three after its successful revolution, the "back door" of our countrycracked open with the exploratory party of Lewis and Clark into thegreat unknown, joining independent mountain men in vast reachesof the great West. By mid-century of the 1800s, an exodus from theestablished environs of the country slipped into full-swing. Once adventurerscrossed the Allegheny and Appalachian ranges, the pathwestward opened like an unread book.While the world itself was once a frontier, the archive of the AmericanWest is unique in history. Settler families in wagon trains, surveyors, trappers, prospectors and miners, mail and freight coaches, ships around Cape Horn, the Pony Express, the beginnings ofrail and telegraph communication, soldiers and forts, cowboys andranches, trade of all kinds, the search for a new opportunity and, perhaps, boundless acres of untilled land. And then there was theyen for sheer adventure, lawful or not.Truly, the East with its cities, seaports, historic places, and greenlandscapes is beloved and appealing! Still, there is something aboutthe West that draws this writer like metal to a magnet. And Westernresearch proves a never-ending treasure hunt. Mountains, certainly, and crystal air. Forests of fir and pine. Badlands and Plains. Mines, deserts, canyons, and ghost towns. The Columbia rushing into thePacific, while Might Mo leaves the Divide on its eastward journey.People went West. And so shall we.- x -The writer expresses gratitude to supportive friends and belovedfamily members, who listen with interest (or politeness) to the myriadof stories from the West. (Paul gets the "full load." Thanks, sweetheart.)Also, special appreciation is extended to Carolee Juergens, ever helpful and enthusiastic.
| Author | : Dorothy M. Johnson |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1997-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780803275980 |
Describes the lives and varied experiences of some of the many women who traveled across the American West, including Cynthia Ann Parker, Mary Richardson Walker, Harriet Sanders, Maria Virginia Slade, and Elizabeth Custer.
| Author | : Lillian Schlissel |
| Publisher | : Schocken |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2011-08-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0307803171 |
An expanded edition of one of the most original and provocative works of American history of the last decade, which documents the pioneering experiences and grit of American frontier women.
| Author | : Laurie Wagner Buyer |
| Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2011-12-09 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0806183454 |
As a young college student in the early 1970s, Laurie Wagner had never camped out, never gone hiking, and never lived without electricity or indoor plumbing. Yet she walked away from these comforts and headed for the wildest reaches of Montana to live with a man she had not met in person. When I Came West is Laurie Wagner Buyer’s account of her terrifying and exhilarating years in Montana as she changes from a girl too squeamish to touch a dead mouse to a toughened frontierswoman unafraid to butcher a domestic animal. Living in a cabin far away from family and friends, with the nearest neighbor four miles away, Laurie finds herself caught up in two love affairs: one with the volatile Vietnam vet Bill and one with the untamed West—even as she recognizes, in the words of one neighbor, “It is plumb foolishness to love something that cannot love you back.” While her relationship with Bill grows precarious, Laurie forges a lasting relationship with her surroundings: the rivers, the wildlife, and the people who inhabit such remote corners. Peeling away the romance of escaping to the wilderness, When I Came West reveals the brutality and bounty of a world far removed from modern urban life.
| Author | : Ellen Allmendinger |
| Publisher | : Dorrance Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 2023-01-25 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
About the Book We Went West: Civil War Soldiers of the Yakima Valley highlights the life stories of a small portion of the more than two hundred Civil War soldiers and their families who traveled west after the war and settled in the Yakima Valley. The soldiers’ stories briefly touch on their lives prior to and during the war with more detailed information on their lives and accomplishments after settling in Central Washington. The book is of interest to those who are Civil War history lovers as well as Central Washington history. It may also captivate those who are unaware of the vast impact that Civil War soldiers had on the Yakima Valley or their accomplishments. The relevant message reminds readers that although the Civil War occurred on the other side of the country, its post-impact and soldiers played a significant role in the historical development, settlement, and lives of those in the west after the war. No other known book shares the soldiers’ stories and their impact on the area. The author’s hope is that readers can learn more about the impact of the Civil War on its soldiers, as well as their accomplishments in Central Washington after the war. About the Author Ellen Allmendinger lives in the Yakima Valley with her son Zakary and their three dogs. Ellen worked in the civil engineering field for over thirty years. After retiring from the field in 2021 she expanded her role in the research and sharing of local history. Today Ellen leads historical tours at various locations in the Yakima Valley. She is also a public speaker and gives various presentations for both public and private functions. When she isn’t sharing history in person, she can often be found conducting research at various archives, libraries, museums, and other locations. As an author, Ellen has written three previous books. She has also written several historical articles. Some of which have been published in the Sunnyside Sun newspaper and the Yakima Magazine. When she isn’t being a mom, researching, or writing, she can be found at the Woman’s Century Club of Yakima’s Donald House where she serves as the House Historian and an Executive Board Member. She is also an active member of PEO, Rosalma, and the Yakima Valley Genealogical Library where she volunteers as a librarian.
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1000 |
| Release | : 2003 |
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Frederic Switzer was born in about 1745. He married Barbara Beelman. They had nine children. Frederic died 7 August 1823 in Shiremanstown, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Their children spelled their name Switzer or Swisher. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota.
| Author | : Ian Morris |
| Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
| Total Pages | : 767 |
| Release | : 2011-01-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1551995816 |
Why does the West rule? In this magnum opus, eminent Stanford polymath Ian Morris answers this provocative question, drawing on 50,000 years of history, archeology, and the methods of social science, to make sense of when, how, and why the paths of development differed in the East and West — and what this portends for the 21st century. There are two broad schools of thought on why the West rules. Proponents of "Long-Term Lock-In" theories such as Jared Diamond suggest that from time immemorial, some critical factor — geography, climate, or culture perhaps — made East and West unalterably different, and determined that the industrial revolution would happen in the West and push it further ahead of the East. But the East led the West between 500 and 1600, so this development can't have been inevitable; and so proponents of "Short-Term Accident" theories argue that Western rule was a temporary aberration that is now coming to an end, with Japan, China, and India resuming their rightful places on the world stage. However, as the West led for 9,000 of the previous 10,000 years, it wasn't just a temporary aberration. So, if we want to know why the West rules, we need a whole new theory. Ian Morris, boldly entering the turf of Jared Diamond and Niall Ferguson, provides the broader approach that is necessary, combining the textual historian's focus on context, the anthropological archaeologist's awareness of the deep past, and the social scientist's comparative methods to make sense of the past, present, and future — in a way no one has ever done before.
| Author | : Heather Graham |
| Publisher | : Dell |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 1992-10-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0440211484 |
Love conquers all in Heather Graham’s Civil War series, as a delicate love—born from the bitter aftermath of war—is destined to bloom on the untamed frontier. As the dust settles in the South, Christa Cameron emerges from the Confederacy’s bitter defeat bent but not broken, her spirit unvanquished, and her sense of outrage inflamed. To save her family’s plantation, Christa hopes to marry a Yankee officer . . . so she coaxes one into a legal union. But Christa vows not to compromise her pride or her purity—no matter how far her virile new husband carries her from home. Though she might not think much of him, Colonel Jeremy McCauley has fallen hard for the stunning, stubborn Christa. As the cavalry heads west with the stampeding buffalo, Jeremy insists that she play the part of loyal army wife and join him, intending to build a new world on the ashes of the old. But when Christa is taken hostage by a dangerous Indian tribe, Jeremy must prove the startling depths of his devotion—and fulfill the promise of a love as fierce as the American wilderness.
| Author | : P. Scott Corbett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 1886 |
| Release | : 2024-09-10 |
| Genre | : History |
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U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.
| Author | : Joseph Henrich |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 2020-09-08 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0374710457 |
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
