Battle Cry: Civil War Spills into Western Territories
States and territories in the American West, embedded in controversy leading up to the Civil War, are removed from the major fighting. Both North and South seek access to California gold, but when Confederate soldiers march out of Texas into New Mex...
Meeting Ground, The: Western Tribes, The
Indian tribes inhabited Western lands long before other groups begin to venture into the territory, some since their ancestors crossed the Bering Straits 12.000-14.000 B.C. Others like the Cherokees and Creeks are forcible pushed westward from their...
Way We Were?, The: Rise of the Modern West
Economic growth outpaces population growth by almost ten to one in the years after World War II. The West, in particular, becomes more populous, industrial, rich, and powerful. It is not just the climate that attracts people, it is the jobs created ...