Burlington west; a colonization history of the Burlington Railroad, by Overton, Richard Cleghorn, 1907-

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Mapping manifest destiny : Chicago and the American West : exhibition at the Newberry Library November 3, 2007 - February 16, 2008 /

Subjects: “…Map publishing Illinois Chicago History Exhibitions.…”

Trip to the West and Texas. Comprising a joruney of eight thousand miles, through New York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas, in the autumn and winter of 1834-5. I... by Parker, Amos Andrew, b. 1792

Does the frontier experience make America exceptional? /

Table of Contents: “…When Frederick Jackson Turner and Buffalo Bill Cody both played Chicago in 1893 /…”

Rodzina / by Cushman, Karen

Table of Contents: “…Chicago, 1881 -- Somewhere in Illinois or Iowa -- Omaha -- Grand Island -- Western Nebraska -- Cheyenne -- Prairie east of Cheyenne -- Wyoming territory -- Thousand miles from Omaha -- Ogden, Utah territory -- Nevada -- Virginia City -- California.…”

The day of the cattleman. by Osgood, Ernest Staples

Protestants and pioneers; individualism and conformity on the American frontier by Miyakawa, Tetsuo Scott

Survival city : adventures among the ruins of atomic America / by Vanderbilt, Tom

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A catalogue of the Everett D. Graff collection of Western Americana.

The exploration of the Colorado River. by Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

American boundaries : the nation, the states, the rectangular survey / by Hubbard, Bill, 1947-

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The ranchman / by Seltzer, Charles Alden, 1875-1942

Gale Cengage Learning

Lewis and Clark for Kids : Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities / by Herbert, Janis, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…; 8 Our Homeward Bound Journey; 9 What Marvels We Found; Glossary; Lewis and Clark Sites, Organizations, and Events; Web Sites to Explore; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index; More Books by Janis Herbert from Chicago Review Press.…”
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Cowboys, Indians, and the big picture /

On the fireline : living and dying with wildland firefighters / by Desmond, Matthew

Across America and back : retracing my great grandparents' remarkable journey / by Hooper, Mary Ann, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…To Chicago -- destroyed by the Great Fire -- To Omaha -- gateway to the West -- Across the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains -- Wyoming -- cowboy and Indian country -- Salt Lake City and the Mormons -- Across the desert to San Francisco -- Arrival in San Francisco -- Excursion to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles -- Back in San Francisco for the Chinese New Year -- Return Home via gold mines and Yosemite Valley.…”
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Frontier religion : the Mormon-American contest for the meaning of America, 1857-1907 / by Smith, Konden Rich

Table of Contents: “…Frontier religion and the American kingdom of God -- Frontier expansion and the Utah War, 1857-1858 -- Anti-polygamy and the closing of the frontier, 1870s-1890 -- Closing the "frontier line" and the exclusion of Mormonism from the parliament of religions, 1893 -- The inclusion of Mormonism at the Chicago World's Fair, 1893 -- Embracing the closed frontier : the Reed Smoot hearings, 1904-1907 -- Conclusion : re-opening the frontier.…”
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Lewis and Clark for kids : their journey of discovery with 21 activities / by Herbert, Janis, 1956-

Perspectives in American Indian culture change,

On the fireline : living and dying with wildland firefighters / by Desmond, Matthew

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