TIMELESS STORIES OF THE WEST

Sinopsis de TIMELESS STORIES OF THE WEST

The nineteenth century in American history was the era of the Old West and westward expansion Mountain men braved unknown dangers and unimaginable hardships in the frontier and brought back word of its many wonders When the news was spread about the discovery of gold and other precious metals as well as the abundance of game prized by fur trappers thousands from every walk of life scampered west As the wagon trains stagecoaches Pony Express telegraph and railroads populated and overran the coveted West American Indians the country’s indigenous inhabitants were decimated massacred and forced onto reservationsto the white man’s drumbeat and war cry of Manifest Destiny Today these timeless stories of America’s Wild West continue to be educational entertaining and inspirational Numerous photographs additional illustrations bibliographies and an index to full names and places enhance the value of this work
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