Doherty High School Media Center

People, Places and Events of the American West

 

People Resources:

Kansas Gunfighters
   
Web site created by the University of Kansas--notice links to Cowboys, Pioneers, Towns, Railroad information, etc. on the right-hand side of the page.

The American West
    Contains links to information about Cowboys, Indians, Mining, Outlaws, Pioneers, etc.

Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen
    Sponsored by the American Western History Museums 

Women of the West

Pioneers
   
Web site sponsored by ThinkQuest.

People of the West
    Provided by PBS.

Africans in America -  Westward Expansion
    From PBS

General Resources:

The American West
    Site for general information on people and places of the west created by About.com.

Western U.S. - Photographs - 1860-1920
    From the Denver Public Library

Places and Events:

Information on the Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Site
Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial site from U.S. Census Bureau

Information on Texas and Mexico

Lone Star Junction - links and documents related to Texas history
U.S.-Mexican War - PBS Site

Information on Oregon

Echoes of Oregon History - 1837-1859

 


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