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100 1 _aDrake, Samuel Adams,
_d1833-1905
245 1 4 _aThe Making of the Great West, 1512-1883
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
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 2018-07-17
508 _aProduced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Making of the Great West, 1512-1883" by Samuel Adams Drake is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the exploration and settlement of the American West, focusing on the significant impacts of Spanish, French, and English explorers as they navigated this vast and varied landscape. The book not only seeks to inform young readers but also aims to engage adult audiences with a clear and accessible narrative about this transformative period in American history. The opening of the text introduces readers to the context of the sixteenth century, highlighting the intense competition among European powers—particularly Spain, France, and England—as they endeavored to claim dominion over the New World. It emphasizes the significance of exploration and discovery, notably through figures like Hernando de Soto and the unfortunate outcomes of their quests for wealth and land. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the stories of these rival civilizations and their interactions with the indigenous populations, revealing both the aspirations and the brutal realities of the age of exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History
653 _aAmerica -- Discovery and exploration
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57528
999 _c98357
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