The Westward Movement: 3 -- The Settling of the Great Plains
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Collaborator, John M. CaugheyUses authentic photographs and documents to recapture the spirit of homesteading on the Great Plains. Reviews the geographic and cultural values that hampered permanent settlement of the Plains and describes the developments which made it possible for the homesteaders to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Includes views of the life of the American cowboy, the fence wars between the farmers and the cattlemen, the expansion of the railroads, and the transformation of the "great American desert."
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Collaborator, John M. Caughey
Uses authentic photographs and documents to recapture the spirit of homesteading on the Great Plains. Reviews the geographic and cultural values that hampered permanent settlement of the Plains and describes the developments which made it possible for the homesteaders to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Includes views of the life of the American cowboy, the fence wars between the farmers and the cattlemen, the expansion of the railroads, and the transformation of the "great American desert."
Uses authentic photographs and documents to recapture the spirit of homesteading on the Great Plains. Reviews the geographic and cultural values that hampered permanent settlement of the Plains and describes the developments which made it possible for the homesteaders to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Includes views of the life of the American cowboy, the fence wars between the farmers and the cattlemen, the expansion of the railroads, and the transformation of the "great American desert."
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