The American West - An Illustrated History

Liz Sonneborn

Scholastic Reference

2002

144 páginas

4h 48m

ISBN-13: 9780439219709

Fifty-two-thousand years of history are crammed into a brief book that manages to be an engaging, interesting, and fairly informative treatment. The first chapter recaps the theory that hunters following big game across the Bering land bridge became the people we now know as Native Americans. The subsequent six chapters offer compact overviews of major historical developments--from the encroachment of European civilization and the Trail of Tears to Manifest Destiny, the California gold rush, and a variety of twentieth-century developments. The coverage, though brief, is enough to whet the appetites of readers curious about history and to inspire further research. Abundantly and attractively illustrated throughout, and with many sidebars and boxed highlights, the book is visually appealing enough to invite both browsing and serious reading. Suggestions for further reading are included. Ed Sullivan
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