Settling the West (American Story) [Hardcover]

Time-Life Books (Author)

Book Description

Series: American Story | Publication Date: December 1996

Covering the period of westward expansion, from 1860 to 1900, an extensively illustrated history describes the settlers, miners, and others who ventured west to seek new lives, capturing the cowboys, gold-seekers, lawmen, outlaws, railroad builders, and others who transformed the American frontier.

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These two titles show how much the American West continues to captivate the popular imagination. Put together by the editors of the Time-Life "American Story" series, Settling the West is composed of four vignettes, each representing a noteworthy aspect of the region's history and written by a professional historian. The four topics are the Gold Rush in Virginia City, Montana; Texas-Kansas cattle drives; the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad; and the Johnson County, Wyoming, War. With half the book devoted to cattle and ranching, there is a problem of balance. Still, this well-written book acknowledges the role of women and ethnic minorities. In The American West, the authors take a more process-oriented approach. Reviewing the westward movement in light of activities in Kentucky, Oregon, New Mexico, and South Dakota, they discuss topics ranging from migration and settlement to industrial development and recreation?an approach that allows for comparisons and contrasts between process and place. Surprisingly, California is barely discussed, and there is a single, woefully inadequate map. The title's strength is its engaging attention to everyday life. Both these works gloss over significant elements of the region's history, notably the role of the federal government and the military. Still, both copiously illustrated works will appeal to general readers.?Daniel D. Liestman, Seattle Pacific Univ. Lib.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Time Life Education (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0783562527
• ISBN-13: 978-0783562520
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,669,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Settling the West (American Story) (Hardcover)

As a US History teacher, I always like to have texts like this one laying around. Kids like to look at the pictures and they always screw up and learn something. =) Even if they only read the subtitles for the pictures.