An edition of The light shines from the West
(2018)
The light shines from the West
a Western perspective on the growth of America
by Robert C. Baron
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"An exploration of the innovations and expansions that have shaped the West and the American landscape from 1800 to today, this groundbreaking book shines a light on the stories of the people and places integral to the development of our nation. From land genealogy to the politics that form when new land and cultures are discovered, this book provides an overdue and insightful overview of western American history."--Provided by publisher.
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The light shines from the West: a Western perspective on the growth of America
2018, Fulcrum Publishing
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Table of Contents
Thomas Jefferson and the West / Robert C. Baron
The View from Virginia
Dreams of the West
Jefferson's Library and the West
Westward Exploration
The Presidency: 1801-1809
French and Spanish Explorers
Lewis and Clark Expedition: 1804-1806
Senior Statesman: 1809-1826
The Land / Robert C. Baron
The Land: Colonial America through the Nineteenth Century
Native Americans / Daniel R. Wildcat
A Historical Review of Three Federal Indian Policy Initiatives
The Boundary Line: Civilized Peoples and Savages
Removal Policy
The Classic Liberal Solution: Education
The General Allotment (Dawes) Act
Time, Space, and the Defense of Place
The "Termination" Policy
History through Indigenous Eyes
Changing Boundaries / Robert C. Baron
European Culture and Wars
Canada
French North America (1534-1763)
English Canada (1760-1867)
Canadian Nationhood
Canadian-US Relations
Mexico
Early History
Spanish Explorers
Greater Mexico
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
Mexican-US Relations
Hispanics in America
Migration from the East / Robert C. Baron
Rivers and Settlements
Walking, Wagons, Water
Roadways
Canals
The Steam Engine and Steamboat
The Growth of Midwestern Farm States and Beyond
The Railroad
The Country Moves West / Robert C. Baron
National Railroads
The Rocky Mountain West
Mining, Cattle, Sheep, and Timbering
The West as a Colony of the East
Changes during the Past Three-Quarters of a Century
Transportation
Communication
Isolation and Integration
Women of the West / Elizabeth Darby
Western Native American Women
Hispanic Women of the West
African Descent Women of the West
Anglo Women of the West
Chinese Women of the West
Politics in the West By / Donald A. Yale
Overview
The American West
Western History
Western Law
The Rural West / Page Lambert
A New Tide Washes Over the Land
Rural Isolation
Natural Resources, Mechanization, and Agriculture
Women of the Rural West
Economic and Emotional Depression in the Rural West
Rural Americans-The Invisible Demographic
The Future of the Rural West
Education and Economic History / Robert C. Baron, Bruce C. Paton
Elementary Education and Land Grant Colleges
Medicine
Job Creation
Technology Moves West
Private and Public Ownership of the Land-Wilderness, National Parks, Forests
Quality of Life
The West in Fact and Fiction / Robert C. Baron
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Views: Journals and Visitors
Nineteenth-Century Art and Photography
Westerners
Western Movies, Radio, and Television
Novels of the West
History, Biography, and Memoirs
Preserving the Land
Twentieth-Century Western Art, Sculpture, Photography, Music, Museums, and Collections
Western Reality and Image
The American West / Robert C. Baron
The Land
The People
Government
The US West and East
The American West in the Twenty-First Century.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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