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English 3700a SS1: N. Am. Western Fiction
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Internet Resources The American Studies Electronic Crossroads (ASEC), a comprehensive, integrated, information platform on the World Wide Web maintained at Georgetown University by the Center for Electronic Projects in American Culture Studies (CEPACS). ASEC contains pedagogical, scholarly, and institutional information for the international American Studies Community, along with full information about the American Studies Association;
1. To the Western Ocean: Planning the Lewis and Clark Expedition. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/ch4.html 2.
The American West. 3.
Historical Atlas Resources-North America. 4.
Living History Museum. 5.
The Oregon Trail. 6.
Gallery of the Open Frontier. 7.
The American West Online. 8.
The Great American Gold Rush.
Westward Movement Buffalo Soldiers of the Western Frontier http://www.imh.org/imh/buf/buftoc.html Join the adventures of the Buffalo soldiers, the Cavalry's African-American units. California as I Saw It : First Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html Consists of full text and illustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California's history through eyewitness accounts. The California Gold Country : Highway 49 Revisited http://www.malakoff.com/goldcountry.htm The goal of this site is to present the history, literature, travel, business and links to information about the Gold Rush. California Gold Rush http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html Highlights of the history of the California Gold Rush. Chuck Wagon Cooking http://www.netarrant.net/interact/events/cookbook/cwcook.htm Includes recipes and information about cattle drives and round-ups. End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center http://www.teleport.com/~eotic/index.html The Center uses living history interpretations and exhibits to explore the lives of those who made the journey West. Fish and Wildlife on the Oregon Trail : Then and Now http://www.orst.edu/Dept/ODFW/trail/ Reprints of articles from various sources . Gold Rush Centennial Photographs, 1893-1916 http://www.educ.state.ak.us/lam/library/hist/goldrush/table.html A catalog of selected Gold Rush views at the Alaska State Library. Gold Rush Related Postcards A wonderful collection of postcards . Historical Gazette http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Sites.html Information about historical sites on the Oregon Trail. Images of the American West : Select Images from the National Archives http://www.treasurenet.com/images/americanwest A wonderful collection of photographs of life in the American West. In Search of the Oregon Trail (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/oregontrail/ Based on the PBS show, this site contains good information about the Oregon Trail including time lines, maps, and teacher activities. Interactive Santa Fe Trail http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/research/sft/index.html Take a virtual trip along the Santa Fe Trail. Find out about the history, the people and the stories of the famous trail. Links to the Oregon Trail http://www.over-land.com/trore.html This site has some great links to site about the Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html This site call itself "the complete compendium on the great western journey". You'll find information about historic sites, facts about wind powered wagons and more. Oregon Trail : The Trail West http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/seneca/oregon/mainpage.html Includes information on Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, Missouri Trail Resources, Native Americans along the Trail, and more. Oregon Trail : Oregon Online Highways http://www.ohwy.com/or/o/oregontr.htm This site celebrates the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Oregon Trail. Overland Trail Look back at the trappers, mountain men and Indians on the Trail. Stop at Stations and Landmarks along the way. Santa Fe Trail Net http://www.nmhu.edu/research/sftrail/ Trail Of Hope : Story of the Mormon Trail (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/trailofhope Based on the PBS series, this site contains stories, photos and information about the Mormon Trail. The West (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/ Based on the PBS series, this site contains documents and images of Western history. Yukon Klondike Capers http://www.touryukon.com/03klon/03a.html Information about life as a Klondike gold miner. Additional
links (March 1999) California's
Gold Rush Country: Virtual Tour Sacagawea:
Guide Lewis & Clark Henry
Nash Smith: Daniel Boone The
JAMES - YOUNGER GANG Homepage History
of Tecumseh and Tippecanoe People
in THE WEST - Kit Carson America's
West - Development & History The
Woman Suffrage Movement: Home page Encyclopedia
Americana: Women's Suffrage The
Great Chicago Fire Contents Alexander
Graham Bell's Path to the Telephone -- Home Page
Explorers
& Travelers - Zebulon Pike Explorers
& Travelers - Zebulon Pike The
Overland Trail:The Concord Coach- Last Updated 04/18/98
http://lcs.neo.lrun.com/Inventure_Place/HOF/frames/73_d.html
The
Avalon Project : Gadsden Purchase Treaty : December 30, 1853
Gadsden
Purchase James Gadsden Robert
Fulton: His Life and Its Treasures
Saint Louis Gateway Arch Links to historic old St. Louis American Westward Expansion: A Celebration of the American Spirit includes maps of the Lewis and Clark expedition, a history of Frontier Trails, Frontier Transportation, Key Dates of Expansion, etc. Blood Meridian and Love Medicine are two compilations of sources dealt with in an interesting essay by Jason P. Mitchell dealing with the "DeMythologizing" the American West.
American
History America Portraits:
A collection of over 500 Early American Historical Portraits with biographical
text. All portraits are available for student download and in black and white
format for easy printing for school / research reports.
Access
Indiana Teaching & Learning Center's Guide to Westward Expansion:
Links to sites about Westward
Expansion America's
West - Development and History:
Easy-to-understand
information, Links include Old West, Transportation, Expansion Trails, Lewis and
Clark, The Battle of the Alamo, Wells Fargo, Robberies, and Gunslinger, Mountain
Men, Fur Traders, Western Forts, Images from the Old West Outline
of Westward Expansion:
On outline of inks to information about westward expansion Pioneering
the Upper Midwest:
Portrays the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to
the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies,
promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts,
colonial archival documents, and other works 1846:
Portrait of the Nation:
Historical Information; photographs Westward
Expansion:
Lots of links to sites about Westward Expansion PBS Presents Historical and Background Information on the West and Westward Expansion Events Important to Westward Expansion - Timeline Index A Collection of Interactive Games and Puzzles on the West Places in the West Important to Westward ExpansionPlaces in the West Important to Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion - Texas Westward Expansion and Regional Differences
Texas Texas: Birth of the Lone Star State
Texas Rebellion
People Important to the Texas Rebellion
The Alamo The Alamo: Battle of the Alamo Alamo and Links to Events and People The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty William Barret Travis - Commander of the Texas Army
The Battle of San Jacinto
People Important to the Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of Gonzales
Independence for Texas
Mexican-American War: Timeline and Links The U.S. Mexican War: 1846-1848
Documents Important to the War with Mexico Declaration of War with Mexico
People Important in the War with Mexico
President James K. Polk
President James K. Polk
First Lady, Sara Polk
River Routes and Western Trails The
Donner Party:
The
Donner Party was the most famous tragedy in the history of the westward
migration; read Donner Party logs that include diary entries for each day, and
quotes from original sources and histories
Erie Canal Erie Canal: Brings Early Settlers and Jobs to Towns
Western Trails Timeline of Western Emigration on the Trails
Chisholm Trial
Mormon Trail More History of the Mormon Trail
People Important to the Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail America West: The Oregon Trail Oregon Trail: Wagons Roll Westward Access
Indiana Teaching & Learning Center's Guide to the Oregon Trail:
Links to sites about the
Oregon Trail People Important to the Oregon Trail The Journals of Narcissa Whitman The Whitmans: In the Midst of Savage Darkness
Sante Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail: The Interactive Santa Fe Trail Homepage
The National Road
The California Gold Rush Discovery of Gold in California California: The Bear Flag Revolt of 1846 California Gold Rush: A Virtual Tour Gold Seekers Rush to California Golden Dreams: The Quest for the Klondike
People Important to the California Gold Rush
History of the Postal Service History of the United States Postal Service
Pioneer Life Pioneer Life : How Did They Survive
Historical Documents of the Time Period The Dawes Act or General Allotment Act of 1887
More People Important to the West
Mountain Men and Western Adventurers Famous Pioneers and Frontiersmen Mountain Men and the Fur Trade Website
Mountain Men Fur Traders (click NEXT for complete facts) Daniel Boone: American Pioneer and Trailblazer African-Americans in the Fur Trade West Fur Trade Changes Upper Missouri Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
Famous Cowboys and Cowgirls National
Cowboy Hall of Fame:
Learn about cowboys throughout history Wild
West:
Links to information about cowboys and cowgirls and museums devoted to these
famous people Autobiographies of the Famous Cowgirls Autobiography of Calamity Jane Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) Famous Black Cowboys and Pioneers Wyatt Earp Historical Homepage
Famous Places Important to the West Famous Pioneer Towns and Ghost-Towns Places in the West Important to Westward Expansion
Native Americans Important to the Westward Expansion America
West - Native Americans
A One-stop source for in-depth and extensive information on Native Americans,
covering the past, the present and the future History
& Leaders of the Oglala Lakota Sioux:
Historical information and facts about Chief Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Black Elk,
treaties, and battles Nez
Perce War: The Battle of the Big Hole:
Historical facts and information Warriors
and Chiefs:
Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Warrior Curly, Custer's Last Stand: Facts and
information about each Famous
Nebraskan Native Americans:
Historical background and information about: Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, and
Standing Bear From
War to Self-Determination:
A history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Maps of Early America Historical
MAPS from Early America:The
Siege of Charlestown; Battle of Saratoga; Boston and its Environs - Circa 1800;
The Siege of Quebec; The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown; Gen. Washington's
Battle Engagements in 1776; North America - 1797 ; The 13 Colonies - click on
each map for a full size view Rare
Map Collection - Colonial America
Britannica
Intermediate:
An encyclopedia geared toward middle school students; easy to read articles;
many with illustrations Britannica
Online:
Full free access to the 32-volume encyclopedia, plus access to over 75
magazines. The front page of Britannica.com is partially designed as news
portal, with recent US and world stories. From the front page, you can also
select from fifteen broad categories (e.g., Books, Health, History, Science,
Society, etc.) and access news, selected Websites from Britannica's Internet
guide SEARCHABLE
by keyword: SEARCH
BOX located at the TOP of the page! Compton's
Encyclopedia Online:
More
than 37,000 articles-provide detailed information on almost any topic you want
to explore. In addition to its richly cross-referenced text, Compton's
Encyclopedia Online offers more than 1,000 pictures, flags, maps, and charts, as
well as tables and MIDI and other sound files. Encarta
Online Encyclopedia:
Encarta offers a free online encyclopedia, and a premium online encyclopedia for
a fee - SEARCHABLE
by keyword Funk
& Wagnalls Online Multimedia Encyclopedia:
A free encyclopedia with educational interactive animations -SEARCHABLE
by
keyword Information
Please:
On-Line
Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and more
Link to Other History Sites That Contain Information about the Westward Expansion
America's
West: Development and History:
A complete historical archive dedicated to America's Westward expansion
Archives
of the West - 1887 to 1914:
A collections of links to important facts and information about this time period
of westward expansion Events
in the West -- 1880-1890:
A collection of links to information about this events of this time period Historical
Gazette:
Read about the Oregon Trail, California Gold Rush, and more
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