Author: Carol L. Higham
Date: 28 Oct 2013
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Book Format: Hardback::152 pages
ISBN10: 0313393583
Publication City/Country: Westport, United States
File size: 41 Mb
Dimension: 154.94x 236.22x 17.78mm::430.91g
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Download eBook The Civil War and the West : The Frontier Transformed. Enjoy a free lecture and book signing award-winning author Dr. John P. Langellier, August 11, at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Langellier’s book, Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army, provides great insight into the gripping history of the men referred to as “buffalo soldiers,” who played a vital role in opening the Trans-Mississippi West. The new academy at West Point was quickly transformed into a serious institution of military training after 1812, as a direct result of the woeful experiences during the war. If you could sum up Civil War of 1812 in three words, It's not easy to write an interesting book on the War of 1812. The Wild West quick-draw showdown, a duel and test of speed, accuracy and grit, with two gunfighters facing each other on a dusty street in a Western frontier town, is a staple feature of nearly Indian Wars of the Frontier West. Emerson Hough in 1918. To the Army, soon after the Civil War, fell the task of exterminating, or at least evicting, the savage tribes overall this unvalued and unknown Middle West. A few years more and the prairie will be transformed into farms. Buy The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed Carol L Higham online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $15.15. Shop now. “This book promises to be an outstanding contribution to the literature on the history of Chicago and its role in the Civil War. The editors have assembled a terrific collection of sources that document the economic rise of the Windy City in the mid-nineteenth century and reveal the ethnic, racial, and political themes that shaped the metropolis in this crucial period. The mainstream of the profession has long since discarded Turner’s assumption that the frontier is the key to American history as a whole; they point instead to the critical influence of such factors as slavery and the Civil War, immigration, and the development of industrial capitalism. 14) Nash finds, however, “ 1945 the war had transformed the West and made it the pace-setting region of the nation.” (p. 14) War mobilization accelerated industrial development. Nash states that the federal government was the driving force of development, investing $40 billion in the West during wartime. A Store Almost in Sight tells the story of commercial development in central Missouri from the early days of American settlement following the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War. Focusing on those counties near or on the Missouri River, historian Jeff Bremer confirms that the history of the frontier is also the history of the spread of capitalist values. The Civil War in Documents Edited Silvana R. Siddali. Civil War Missouri stood at the crossroads of America. As the most Southern-leaning state in the Middle West, Missouri faced a unique dilemma. The state formed the gateway between east and west, as well as one of the borders between the two contending armies. Many of the most well-known of these conflicts occurred during and after the Civil War, until the closing of the frontier in about 1890. However, regions of the West that were settled before the Civil War, such as Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, California, and Washington, saw significant conflicts prior to 1860. western frontier—buffalo soldiers o They were mostly Civil War veterans from Louisiana and Kentucky o Built and maintained forts o Mapped vast areas, strung telegraph lines, protected railroad crews, subdued Indians, captured outlaws Mining the West Valuable mineral deposits continued to lure people to the West after the Civil War West Virginia holds another special place in the country’s history. It’s the only state born of the Civil War. Visitors to the Mountain State can relive the days of conflict at one of the many 1864. George Washington Carver, chemist, agronomist, helped change the agricultural economy of the South. Higham, C. L. (2013). The Civil War and the West: The frontier transformed. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. Civil War & Civil Rights. As new territories applied for statehood, the issue of slavery took center stage. The federal government embroiled itself in a series of compromises and failed to resolve the issue of slavery’s spread. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) laid bare regional differences among political parties leading to their reorientation. Along with the types of forts, Field deals with the principal elements of defense (stockade walls, blockhouses, ditches, breastworks, etc.), life in a frontier fort, the forts at war, the fate of the forts and the forts today. The text and many illustrations cover just 64 pages, but each page is a visual delight and has plenty of good information. What happened in the West in the lead-up to and during the American Civil War? The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed provides a clear and complete answer to this question. The work succinctly overviews the West during the antebellum period from 1800 to 1862, supplying thematic chapters that explain how key elements and characteristics of the West created conflict and division Get an answer for 'How did the Civil War change our nation?' and find homework help for other Aftermath and Impacts of the Civil War questions at eNotes. Will help you with any book The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed provides a clear and complete answer to this question. The work succinctly overviews the West during the antebellum period from 1800 to 1862, supplying thematic chapters that explain how key elements and characteristics of the West created conflict and division that differed from those in the East during the Civil War. Between 1800 and the Civil War, the American West evolved from a region to territories to states. This book depicts the development of the antebellum West from the perspective of a resident of the Western frontier.What happened in the West in the lead-up to and during the American Civil Theophilus Hunter Holmes: A North Carolina General in the Civil War - Ebook written Walter C. Hilderman III. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Theophilus Hunter Holmes: A North Carolina General in the Civil War. Get this from a library! The Civil War and the West:the frontier transformed. [C L Higham] - "Between 1800 and the Civil War, the American West evolved from a region to territories to states. This book depicts the development of the antebellum West from the perspective of a resident of the The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed provides a clear and complete answer to this question. The work succinctly overviews the West during the antebellum period from 1800 to 1862, supplying thematic chapters that explain how key elements and characteristics of the West created conflict and division that differed from those in the East during the Civil War. The natural and built environment directly shaped the course and outcome of the Civil War. Disease, weather, terrain, animals, food, and a host of other environmental factors were all inextricably tied to both large-scale campaigns and back yard battles across the South. This novel concludes the panoramic trilogy of the Mains and the Hazards, whose friendship, fortunes, and lives have been profoundly transformed the Civil War. Now the war is over, but peace has not come in its wake. Civil War series, Book 3. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of … Read this book on Questia. I have told here the story of the last frontier within the United States, trying at once to preserve the picturesque atmosphere which has given to the "Far West" a definite and well-understood meaning, and to indicate those forces which have …
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