Using the American West database available through Penrose Library, spend the next 15-20 minutes and explore the kinds of primary sources that are available within this database. Before the end of class, identify three sources that look interesting to you. Post their titles to our course blog and explain why they look interesting to you.
Before class on Monday, visit Penrose Library and find (at least) one book about the history of the American West that intrigues you. Check it out and bring it to class on Monday.
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Eight hundred miles in an ambulance...Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1889.
ReplyDelete- this describes the indian wars and what it was like to be involved in that. I don't know the peoples views who actually fought so this would be interesting.
Roughing It...by Mark Twain. Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1872.
- This one sounds interesting because it gives an account of what it was like to travel during this time period and what kind of lifestyle it was.
To the people of Colorado. Synopsis of the Sand Creek Investigation. Denver, Colorado, June 1865.
- murder and investigations sound very interesting to me and I like to read the stories that go along with that.
Under the black flag...A confederate solider, a guerrilla captain under the fearless leader Quantrell, and a border outlaw for seventeen years...
Tracey and Michelle
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Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three years' personal experience among the Red Men of the great west...Hartford: A. D. Worthington and Company, 1882. 1882 Graff 1114 Rare Book
We think that this looks interesting because it is an account of an American living with Native Americans. There would be access to a lot of topics concering Natve Americans from this source, such as disease, culture, and what happened to Americans that came into contact with Natives.
Source 2
The Negro trail blazers of California; a compilation of records from the California archives in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, in Berkeley; and from the diaries, old papers and conversations of old pioneers in the State of California. It is a true record of facts, as they pertain to the history of the pioneer and present day Negroes of California, by Delilah L. Beasley.
This would be interesting because it describes African Americans in the west and how played a role in the American West, which is a topic we don't usually think about when considering the history of westward expasion and the American West in general.
Source 3
High School Literary Society. Closing exercises. Friday evening, June 25, 1875. G. W. Gray, Printer, Omaha.
1875 Graff 3106 Broadside
This source would be interesting because it would give insight about the education and schooling in the time of the west.
The article "Gunmen, Outlaws, and Vigilantes of the Old West" by Professor Richard W. Slatta seems very interesting. It relates to the use of guns and violence in the American west, and its influence. It also discusses how this violence was portrayed and exemplified in art, film, and literature. The article talks about different types of outlaws/ vigilantes, and feature stories from Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane.
ReplyDeleteAnother article that seems intriguing is "Personal Experiences Among North American Indians" by William Parker. This is a journal by a man living with Indians and documenting his experiences. Some chapters that seem particularly interesting "The Santa Fe trail in the sixties", and "In the land of Hiawatha."
Another interesting essay is "Building an Urban West" by Carl Abbott. This essay discusses the struggle to conquer the west and form cities with the tensions going on between settlers and Native Americans. It explains the way the two groups struggle and the whites come to conquer and attempted to create "respectability" in the west.
Life & Adventures of David Crockett by Clark, Matthew St Clair
ReplyDeleteMovie: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Notes of a cowboy's diary...Lawrence, Kansas. by Sears, W. H
The Oregon Trail...Illustrated by Frederic Remington. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1892. by Parkman, Francis
"The history of the Republic of Texas, from the discovery of the country to the present time; and the cause of her separation from the Republic of Mexico,"
ReplyDelete"A Frontier Lady. Recollections of the gold rush and early California"
"1876. The Centennial. Vol. I. Georgetown, Colo" about Ulysses S. Grant
The Threads of the Alaskan Gold by Sarah Fell. It interests me because I love Alaska and clothes. It is about a woman who travels all across Alaska and finds herself in trouble and eventually becomes a designer for entertainers.
ReplyDeleteColonel Carrington's official report of the Kearney Massacre by Henry Carrington. The life, times and treacherous death of Jesse James by Frank Triplett. These interest me because I'm interested in criminology and why crimes are done.
The first source I found that seems interesting is "The History of the Donner Party" published by Crowley and McGlashan. This book speaks on various topics including Native Americans, wagon trails, and family life.
ReplyDeleteAnother source that looks like an interesting read is titled, "The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of Jesse James" by J.H Chambers. I have heard about Jesse James in the past so it would be interesting to learn more about his life.
The final source I looked at was "Police Gazette Series of Famous Criminals" by Richard K. Fox. The book focuses on outlaws in the American West.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/osulliva.htm
ReplyDeletehttp://www.americanwest.amdigital.co.uk/Contents/SearchDocumentDetails.aspx?documentid=2088&prevPos=2088&previous=0&PageIndex=1
http://www.americanwest.amdigital.co.uk/Essay/Content/GunmenandOutlaws.aspx
These are all articles, documents, or essays regarding the idea of "manifest destiny." Manifest destiny was the 19th century belief that the United States had a mission to expand across the North American continent. The first article is the actual article on the Manifest Destiny written in 1839 by John L. O'Sullivan.
1. Police Gazette Series of Famous Criminals. Billy Leroy, The Colorado Bandit; or, The King of American Highwaymen!...New York: published by Richard K. Fox. By: Daggett, Thomas F
ReplyDeleteThis article looks interesting to us because it is about the wild west. We think that it would be interesting to write about the outlaws of the west. The outlaw stories strike us to be fun and interesting. (Heather)
2. Adventures with Indians and Game, or twenty years in the rocky mountains...Chicago: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1903, by: Allen, William A
This article looks interesting because it seems like it would be an exciting take on Westward expansion, touching on the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. (Shelby)
3.Hard Knocks: a life story of the vanishing west... Portland, Oregon, 1915 by:Young, Harry
I like this article because it bring together the women of the west and the Native Americans. I think this could be an interesting start to maybe women of the west or Native American interactions.
4. The surrender of Sitting Bull, being a full and complete history of the negotiations...which resulted in the surrender of Sitting Bull and his entire band of hostile Sioux in 1881...Dayton, Ohio: The Walker Litho. and Printing Co., 1891. By: Allison, Edwin H
This article looks good because I studied Sitting Bull in middle school and I have always wanted to learn more about him. (Shelby)
By Shelby Trueax and Heather Roths
1. Stagecoaches across the American West : 1850 to 1920 By: John A. Sells.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to learn about the history of stagecoaches and have always been intrigued by how they are portrayed in old wester films. I also interested how they have influenced modes of transportation today.
2.Digital Outlines and Topography of the Glaciers of the American West
Ever since I went to Alaska and saw all of the immense and beautiful glaciers there, I have been intrigued by their immense nature. I am very interested in learning about how they have sculpted the world's landscape and especially my home landscape in theAmerican West.
3. Beyond the stony mountains : nature in the American west from Lewis and Clark to today By: Daniel B. Botkin.
I hve always been interested in the nature in the west and in the story of Lewis and Clark. Therefore, I would love to learn more about their exploration and their encounters with nature.