The Platte Valley - America's Great Road West

Portrays the Platte Valley as a natural highway to the West, and as a fur trade route. Discusses national expansion. Describes the Oregon Trail through Nebraska, the Mormon emigration, the California Gold Rush and the rugged life along the trail.

More in 3 Series Explorer and Settler - the White Man Arrives

  1. From Trail To Rail 1954
  2. Nebraska Territory - Boom And Bust 1954
  3. Prairie Towns A - Boomin' 1954
  4. Sod House Frontier 1954
  5. The Fur Trade - Big Business 1954
  6. The Platte Valley - America's Great Road West 1954
  7. The Red - White Struggle 1954
  8. The Settlers And The Land 1954
  9. The White Man Moves West 1954

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record