The American West (1836-1900) / editor, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.

Series:

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)

Defining Documents in American History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--History--19th century--Sources.

Indians of North America.

Chinese Americans--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Sources.

Chinese Americans.

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--19th century--Sources.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Nature conservation--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Sources.

Nature conservation.

West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Sources.

West (U.S.).

United States--Territorial expansion--Sources.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 322 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Defining Documents in American History: The American West offers a broad range of historical documents on important figures and topics in American West research. Written by historians and experts in the field, this resource examines a wide array of primary source documents with an in-depth critical analysis. Articles begin by introducing the reader to the document's historical context, followed by a description of the author's life and circumstances in which the document was written. A document analysis guides readers in understanding key elements of language, rhetoric, and social and political meaning that define the significance of the author and the document in American history. From speeches to journal entries, government documents and newspaper articles, students and researchers will gain new insights into America's westward expansion, through the thoughts and letters of the brave Americans who ventured out to seek their fortunes and reshape our nation."--Publisher description.

Contents:

""Defining Documents in American History: The American West (1836-1900)""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Publisher�s Note""; ""Editor�s Introduction""; ""Contributors""; ""SHIFTING BORDERS""; ""On Texas Independence""; ""A Foreigner in My Own Land""; ""Mexican Denunciations of the United States""; ""Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo""; ""On Seizing Land from Native Californians""; ""Walt Whitman: The Spanish Element in Our Nationality""; ""WESTWARD MOVEMENT""; ""The Fremont Expedition Across the Sierra Nevada Range""; ""Across the Plains in 1844""; ""Donner Party Diary""

""The Discovery of Gold in California""""A Woman�s Trip Across the Plains""; ""Observations Regarding the Transcontinental Railroad""; ""The Rush to Oklahoma""; ""Mormon Disavowal of Plural Marriage""; ""INDIAN WARS AND WOES""; ""Accounts of the S and Creek Massacre""; ""Status Report on the Condition of the Navajos""; ""Trouble on the Paiute Reservation""; ""Treaty of Fort Laramie""; ""Accounts of the Battle of Little Bighorn""; ""Speech by Chief Joseph on a Visit to Washington, DC""; ""President Chester Arthur: Indian Policy Reform""; ""The Surrender of Geronimo""; ""The Dawes Act""

""Wovoka: The Messiah Letter""""The Ghost Dance Among the Lakota""; ""Eyewitness to the Massacre at Wounded Knee""; ""Lakota Accounts of the Massacre at Wounded Knee""; ""ASIAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS""; ""A Chinese American Protest""; ""People v. Hall""; ""Chinese Exclusion Act""; ""COWBOYS AND OUTLAWS""; ""On Being a Pony Express Rider""; ""Jesse James in His Own Defense""; ""On Billy the Kid""; ""Shootout at the O .K. Corral""; ""Theodore Roosevelt in Cowboy-Land""; ""A Scout with the Buffalo Soldiers""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS""; ""The Alaska Purchase""; ""From Canyons of the Colorado""

""The Establishment of Yellowstone National Park""""The Extermination of the American Bison""; ""Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park""; ""Letters to John Muir""; ""BEYOND THE WEST""; ""Buffalo Bill�s Wild West Show""; ""The Significance of the Frontier in American History""; ""The March of the Flag""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""Chronological List""; ""Web Resources""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Edition statement supplied by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 10, 2015).

ISBN:

9781619255340

1619255340

OCLC:

905098454