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The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

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English
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12 hours 12 minutes
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Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

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Discover what the Wild West was really like as acclaimed Professor Patrick N. Allitt reveals the truth behind our cherished stories.

Syllabus

01: Westward the Course of Empire
02: The West in the Colonial Era
03: Venturing beyond the Appalachians
04: Discoveries of Lewis and Clark
05: The Fur Trade and the Mountain Men
06: Trail of Tears
07: Struggles of the Plains Indians
08: Rebellious Texas and the Alamo
09: Traveling the Oregon Trail
10: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War
11: The California Gold Rush
12: Bleeding Kansas and Civil War in the West
13: Building the Transcontinental Railroads
14: Cowboys and Cattle Drives
15: Homesteaders on the Plains
16: Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee
17: Life in Western Towns and Cities
18: John Wesley Powell and the Desert Southwest
19: Women in the Wild West
20: From Territories to Western States
21: Western Violence, Law, and Order
22: Protecting Yellowstone and Yosemite
23: Mythology of the American West
24: Winning the West?
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Taught by

Patrick N. Allitt

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