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The Meaning of the West in Late Nineteenth-Century America

American History; Nineteenth-Century; American Westward Expansion; American Frontier

Elliott West (Alumni Distinguished Professor of History, University of Arkansas)

May 10, 2011

This seminar is an exploration of how the two great events in nineteenth-century American history, the acquisition of 1.2 million square miles of western territory and the Civil War, created what was essentially a new nation.

Subjects

History / American History / Nineteenth-Century / American Westward Expansion / American Frontier /