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6 giorni fa · The frontier myth or myth of the West is one of the influential myths in American culture. The frontier is the concept of a place that exists at the edge of a civilization, particularly during a period of expansion.
5 giorni fa · The American frontier, also known as the "Old West", popularly known as the "Wild West", encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the ...
1 giorno fa · Manifest destiny. American Progress (1872) by John Gast is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Columbia, a personification of the United States, is shown leading civilization westward with the American settlers.
18 lug 2024 · These old photographs of the American frontier capture life and struggle in the Wild West. The completion of the railroads to the West following the American Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development.
27 lug 2024 · As players pick up their families and make the dangerous trek across a pre-settled Western United States, they learn about the hardships the early pioneers had to endure trying to make their way to the Pacific coast, including food shortages, fast-moving rivers, and dysentery.
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2 ago 2024 · The bulk of the writings appear to be taken from the published work, Pioneers of the West by John Turner. The manuscript and typescript copies contain “selections” from the publication specifically relating to frontier and pioneer life in Boone County, Nebraska.
30 lug 2024 · Book Sources: Homesteaders & Pioneers. A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library. Click the title for location and availability information. The story of the Donner Party remains one of the most tragic and compelling in pioneer history.
