American History Sources for Students:
The Westward Movement
Archiving the American West - superior selections of primary and other sources
The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone ... - This is the 1784 autobiography.
Life and Adventures of Wilburn Waters about life in southwestern Virginia published in 1878
The Louisiana Purchase This is the text.
The History of the Northwest Coast Explorers and events are here.
Lewis and Clark Journals primary source in 28 chapters recounts the trip
Lewis and Clark: National Geographic As always, the magazine does a great job!
Lewis and Clark a nineteen part record including many sidelights of the journey
Exploring the West from Monticello: Home - another set of Lewis and Clark Links
Lewis and Clark - Idaho - good material provided by Idaho public television
Lewis and Clark in the Rockies - learn about this epic journey, July 1805
Journey of the Corps of Discovery - fine PBS companion about Lewis and Clark
Minnesota Explorers and the Rockies -Learn about Pike and Long.
Mountain Men and the Fur Trade - information about the first white people to go west
Diaries, Narratives, and Letters - first person account from the trappers and others
River of the West - The Story of Joe Meeks and his years as a mountain man in 21 chapters
Links to Mountain Men of the West - great link list
The Oregon Trail - good primer
Fantastic Facts - interesting information that is probably not in your test book
The Oregon Trail About the trail and those who traveled it.
N.Wyeth's Journal - Follow along to Oregon in 1832.
Pioneer Diaries and Emigrant Biographies - there is a new one each month
Old Settlers - primary sources from 1859 in Indiana
Across the Plains in '64 - many chapters make this a most complete account
Outfitting for the Trail - What was needed?
Oregon Trail Illustrations - done by the masters: Frederick Remington, N.C. Wyeth and Thomas Hart Benton
The Barlow Road Excellent source
The Applegate Trail Southern route of the Oregon Trail
Kansas Historic Trails - diverse and interesting materials
Across the Plains in '64 - transcribed diary
Notes Among the Indians -varying accounts from the 1860's
Diaries, Memoirs and Letters Along The Trails West - links to excellent resources
Distressing News about the Donner party from the Museum of the City of San Francisco
The Overland Trail Journal of An American Emigrant and His Family the 1863 journal of George Hamrick
The Interactive Santa Fe Trail - many sources
Adventures of Wells Fargo - great first hand stories
The Concord Coach - used on the Overland Trail
Perspectives on the American West - a great source from PBS
Sketches of Wisconsin Pioneer Women - great primary source insights
The Mormon Trail - excellent information about life on the trail
Donner Party - narratives about the frightening experience
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The Spanish Missions of California - Learn where, why, and how they affected life in the area.
Gold Rush History - comprehensive links and great art
The Gold Rush - excellent resources from PBS
The Discovery of Gold by Gen. John A Sutter - great primary source material from the Museum of the City of San Francisco
Art of the Gold Rush - fantastic collection from the Oakland Museum
Tales from the Mines - learn much about the times
Letters from the Miners great primary source insights
The Gold Rush This is another good site from PBS.
California as I Saw It: 1849 - 1900 - from the Library of Congress
Chinese Goldrush This was the time of the huge migration to the US.
Quest for the Klondike - great photos of Ashael Curtis included
The American West -comprehensive and excellent site listings
People of Color On the Western Frontier - super information
Massacre at Wounded Knee - the account of Philip Wells
OLD WEST KANSAS - well organized links to the past in Kansas
Texas, Texans, and the Alamo Pictures and background information are featured.
The Alamo - detailed information
Pony Express Home Station Learn about the rides, the history, and the routes.
The History of Railroads and Maps - great information from the Library of Congress
Historical Maps See the expansion of the west in period maps.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Photographs, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad
Photograph Archives, Univ. Utah - interesting to see things as they were
Photographs of the American West - great glimpses into the past
Western Graphics - bars, backgrounds, animations, and links
Old West Page -clip art and more
Wild West - ezine shortened version of the magazine
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