Westward Expansion: A History of the American FrontierMacmillan, 1949 - 873 pages |
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... eastern workers but expanded markets for eastern manufacturers . This prospect attracted money into railroads that extended the trading areas of the Northeast , as well as the main roads across the mountains . The rapid development of ...
... eastern workers but expanded markets for eastern manufacturers . This prospect attracted money into railroads that extended the trading areas of the Northeast , as well as the main roads across the mountains . The rapid development of ...
Page 393
... eastern fringes of the Old Northwest forged steadily ahead in railroad building , Illinois lagged behind . Memories of the disastrous Internal Improvement Scheme of 1837 , the lack of an im- portant city to press for trade outlets , and ...
... eastern fringes of the Old Northwest forged steadily ahead in railroad building , Illinois lagged behind . Memories of the disastrous Internal Improvement Scheme of 1837 , the lack of an im- portant city to press for trade outlets , and ...
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... eastern buyers , hearing sleek beeves could be purchased for a low sum , flocked in during the autumn , ready to pay up to $ 18 a head . The herds were driven south to the Union Pacific tracks at Granger , Wyoming -a difficult route ...
... eastern buyers , hearing sleek beeves could be purchased for a low sum , flocked in during the autumn , ready to pay up to $ 18 a head . The herds were driven south to the Union Pacific tracks at Granger , Wyoming -a difficult route ...
Contents
SECTION I | 13 |
Europes First Frontier 14921615 | 15 |
The Spanish in Eastern North America 15131590 | 19 |
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