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The American West and the Shaping of American Character

Spring 2007


Internet Resources

Overview

New Perspectives on the West

See also the great collection of links to various topics on the West: http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/links/index.htm

Session 1: The Role of the Mythic West in American Culture

Frederick Jackson Turner, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History"

Interview with historian William Cronon, Frederick Jackson Turner Professor of History, University of Wisconsin

Session 2: The Pioneer Experience

History Now: Women of the West

Vermonters in the West: Pioneer Letters of Gershom Flagg

The Vermontville Colony

Joseph Savage and the New England Emigrant Aid party

Session 3: The Gold Rush

Gold Fever!

Teacher Guide to the California Gold Rush

The Impact of Westward Expansion on Indigenous Populations

The American Experience: Gold Rush

Session 4: Cultural Encounters

Little House on the Osage Prairie

Little House in the Culture Wars


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