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The American West : history, myth, and legacy / Patrick N. Allitt.
Experience the grit and the glory of the early American West with an acclaimed Great Courses professor.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501982255
- ISBN: 1501982257
- ISBN: 9781629974347
- ISBN: 162997434X
- Physical Description: 12 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM.
- Publisher: [Chantilly, Va.] : Teaching Company ; ©2017.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Title from container.Compact disc.The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures.In container (17 cm.).Bonus disc contains PDF course workbook.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Westward the course of Empire -- 2. The West in the Colonial era -- 3. Venturing beyond the Appalachians -- 4. Discoveries of Lewis and Clark -- 5. The fur trade and the mountain men -- 6. Trail of tears -- 7. Struggles of the Plains Indians -- 8. Rebellious Texas and the Alamo -- 9. 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 Kne -- 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?
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Lecturer: Professor Patrick N. Allitt.
- System Details Note:
- PDF requires PC with Adobe Reader or other PDF reader.
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Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 591 .A45 2017 | 680105 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | F 591 .A45 2017 Vol. 1 | 680107 | Audio Shelf | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | F 591 .A45 2017 Vol. 2 | 680106 | Audio Shelf | Available | - |