The romance of the American West cannot be underestimated. It is a victorious, sad, and mammoth story of people wanting more room, more land, and more opportunity to put down fresh roots. In the American West story, we find all kinds of special participants: mountain men, explorers, American Indians, engineers, farmers, cattle ranchers, gold seekers, railroaders, conservation specialists, wagon train members, artists, homesteaders, gunslingers, sheep herders, army officers and cavalry, as well as politicians. All these diverse groups in one form or another wanted to achieve the dream of Manifest Destiny in the Wild West. This is an overview course, not a heavy concentration on every topic.
Wagons Ho! Settling of the American West
