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Settlers of the American West : The Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers by Mary Ellen Snodgrass (2015, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786497351
ISBN-139780786497355
eBay Product ID (ePID)202419395

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Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameSettlers of the American West : the Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Adventurers & Explorers, General
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMary Ellen Snodgrass
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-003002
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal978
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 Introduction 5 The Westerners 7 Chronology of Pioneer Achievements 169 Appendices A. Ethnicity 172 B. Departure 181 C. Destination 191 D. Religion 201 E. Occupation 207 Bibliography 225 Index 229
SynopsisDepictions of the American west in literature, art and film perpetuate romantic stereotypes of the pioneers--the gold-crazed '49er, the intrepid sodbuster. While ennobling the woodsman, the farmwife and the lawman, this tunnel vision of American history has shortchanged the whaler, the assayer, the innkeeper and the inventor. The westward advance of the trailblazers created demand for a gamut of unsung adventurers--surveyors, financiers, politicians, surgeons, entertainers, grocers and midwives--who built communities and businesses in the wilderness amid clashes with Indians, epidemics, floods, droughts and outlawry. Chronicling the worthy deeds, ethnicities, languages and lifestyles of ordinary people who survived a stirring period in American history, this book provides biographical information for hundreds of individual pioneers on the North American frontier, from the Mississippi River Valley as far west as Alaska. Appendices list pioneers by state or country of departure, destination, ethnicity, religion and occupation. A chronology of pioneer achievements places them in perspective., An exploration of pioneering in the North American frontier from the Mississippi River Valley as far west as Alaska and Hawaii. Entries feature worthy deeds, ethinicities, languages, and diverse lifestyles. Examples stress the building of communities and businesses in the wilderness amid clashes with Indians and the physical and mental breakdowns brought on by epidemics, floods, drought, and outlawry.
LC Classification NumberF590.5.S66 2015

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