Title The Frontier challenge responses to the trans-Mississippi West. Edited by John G. Clark

Published Lawrence, University Press of Kansas [1971]

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 307 pages) Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Introduction, by J.G. Clark.--The urban frontier of the Far West, by E. Pomeroy.--The Spanish-Americans in the Southwest, 1848-1900, by R.W. Paul.--The fisherman's frontier on the Pacific coast; the rise of the salmon-canning industry, by V. Carstensen.--American Indian policy in the 1840s; visions of reform, by F.P. Prucha.--Stephen A. Douglas and the American mission, by R.W. Johannsen.--Indian allotments preceding the Dawes Act, by P.W. Gates.--Squaw men on the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation; advance agents of civilization or disturbers of the peace? by W.T. Hagan.--To shape a western state; some dimensions of the Kansas search for capital, 1865-1893, by A.G. Bogue.--The English and Kansas, 1865-1890, by O.O. Winther.--Banks, mails, and rails, 1880-1915, by G.L. Anderson Summary The story of the westward expansion of this country does not stop with the hardships encountered by travelers on the Mormon Trail, the discomforts endured by early settlers in sod houses, the bravery of the Pony Express riders, the romantic solitude of the cowboys, or the sufferings of the Indians forced to abandon their homes bleak and alien country. Much has been written about these colorful episodes and, through the courtesy of Hollywood and TV, has been brought into millions of homes in living color. But what happened to the people, including the Indians, who survived the great raid on Fort X, the bitter winters and scorching summers spent in primitive housing, the terrible loneliness and lack of communication with eastern kin? What did migrants do when they reached the end of the Mormon Trail? And did the Cherokees' Trail of tears become a neverending journey from one "relocation" to another? How did people develop and accommodate themselves to an environment which was itself constantly altered by an everchanging society?In these essays we find that tragedy and joy, victory and defeat, human fulfillment and human degradation are visible in roughly equal proportions in the story of the Americanization of the West: that the goals, both realistic and unrealistic, of one group, society, or culture are frequently pursued only at the expense of other groups; and that the skeletons in the closet of American history abound to a greater extent than a nation convinced of its own virtue is willing to admit. Racism has plagued the nation since its inception, and exploitation of one group by another was sadly a part of the Western frontier. However, there was a freshness and vigor in the history of the West. Young railroads continued to grow, linking productive farms with brawling cities. New businesses and new political parties emerged, all contributing to the growth of the region that Stephen A. Douglas called the "adhesive of the Union."This is a fascinating collection that serves to illuminate both the tragedies and accomplishments of the westward movement Analysis History of the Americas Notes Papers prepared for presentation at a conference in honor of George L. Anderson, University of Kansas, Oct. 16-17, 1969 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record In Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) HISTORY / United States / 19th Century Frontier and pioneer life SUBJECT West (U.S.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146151 Subject West United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Clark, John G. (John Garretson), 1932-2000, editor Anderson, George L. (George LaVerne), 1905-1971 University of Kansas. LC no. 79121649 ISBN 9780700630783 0700630783

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