Westward Expansion: A History of the American FrontierMacmillan, 1949 - 873 pages |
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... Kansas . The Kansas - Nebraska Act brought no more peace to that unfortunate ter- ritory than to the nation . Perhaps popular sovereignty would have operated well applied to a well - settled region , but when inflicted on a newly opened ...
... Kansas . The Kansas - Nebraska Act brought no more peace to that unfortunate ter- ritory than to the nation . Perhaps popular sovereignty would have operated well applied to a well - settled region , but when inflicted on a newly opened ...
Page 675
... Kansas Pacific Railroad , then building westward from Kansas City ; this would allow herders to avoid wooded areas and settlements while driving cattle northward . Officials of the line proved so enthusiastic McCoy was able to exact ...
... Kansas Pacific Railroad , then building westward from Kansas City ; this would allow herders to avoid wooded areas and settlements while driving cattle northward . Officials of the line proved so enthusiastic McCoy was able to exact ...
Page 853
... Kansas City , railroads to , 646 ; as flour milling center , 707 . Kansas - Nebraska Act , passed by Congress , 595-6 ; origins of , 596-7 ; results of , 597- 600 ; effect of on railroad building , 642 . Kansas Pacific Railroad , built ...
... Kansas City , railroads to , 646 ; as flour milling center , 707 . Kansas - Nebraska Act , passed by Congress , 595-6 ; origins of , 596-7 ; results of , 597- 600 ; effect of on railroad building , 642 . Kansas Pacific Railroad , built ...
Contents
SECTION I | 13 |
Europes First Frontier 14921615 | 15 |
The Spanish in Eastern North America 15131590 | 19 |
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