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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aRoosevelt, Theodore,
_d1858-1919
245 1 4 _aThe Winning of the West, Volume 1 :
_bFrom the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-04-01
508 _aProduced by Mark Hamann, Yvonne Dailey, Tom Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"The Winning of the West, Volume 1" by Theodore Roosevelt is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The work explores the historical expansion of English-speaking peoples across America, beginning from the Alleghanies and reaching the Mississippi between 1769 and 1776. Roosevelt aims to illuminate the complex interactions between settlers, Native American tribes, and European powers during this transformative period in American history. The opening of the book sets the stage for an elaborate examination of early American expansionism, highlighting the historical context and sources upon which Roosevelt draws. Roosevelt discusses the wealth of archival materials available to him, which include government documents and personal correspondences from pivotal figures of the time. He emphasizes the significance of events leading to the westward movement and underscores the key players involved, such as frontiersmen, Native American tribes, and European colonizers. Roosevelt's narrative promises to provide detailed accounts of the individuals and battles that shaped the early years of American settlement beyond the Alleghenies, as well as insights into the lasting implications of these historical events. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNorthwest, Old -- History
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History
653 _aUnited States -- Territorial expansion
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11941
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