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Crash course US history. Westward expansion.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--History--19th century.
- Indians of North America.
- United States--Territorial expansion.
- United States.
- West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
- West (U.S.).
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (13 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Westward expansion
- Crash course United States history
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Crash Course US History, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- In which John Green teaches you about the Wild, Wild, West, which as it turns out, wasn't as wild as it seemed in the movies. When we think of the western expansion of the United States in the 19th century, we're conditioned to imagine the loner. The self-reliant, unattached cowpoke roaming the prairie in search of wandering calves, or the half-addled prospector who has broken from reality thanks to the solitude of his single-minded quest for gold dust. While there may be a grain of truth to these classic Hollywood stereotypes, it isn't a very big grain of truth. Many of the pioneers who settled the west were family groups. Many were immigrants. Many were major corporations. The big losers in the westward migration were Native Americans, who were killed or moved onto reservations. Not cool, American pioneers.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 30, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1309920406
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