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"A pioneer is a man who turned all the
grass upside down, strung bob-wire over the dust that was left,
poisoned the water,
cut down the trees, killed the Indian who owned the land and called
it progress." Charles M. Russell
Westward Movement
1817-1899
Following the Civil War the nation looked to
the west as the next great adventure. Ex Confederate and Union
soldiers decided not to return to their towns, farms or cities
and traveled westward for adventure, work or fortune. Women
who lost their husbands or farms sought new lives. Large wagon
trains snaked through the country side towards the Pacific.
Clashes ensued with the Native Americans over land and
resources. The west was soon conquered and towns and cities
grew. The Native Americans were defeated and what remained
where either assimilated or put on reservations. Rich prairie
land became farms or ranches. Gold, silver and coal mines
developed rapidly and much of the land has never recovered. It
was a period of adventure, violence and exploitation.
America's
West - Development & History Within
these pages you will find the History and Development of the American West,
from the Frontier and Pioneer
days of the Wild West, to today's Modern
West.
Pioneers, Frontiersmen and Fur
Traders People from The Old West
Annie Oakley (1860 - 1925), The Apache Kid, Lillie
Langtry (1853 - 1929), Judge Roy Bean (1825 - 1903). ...
PBS-The West-People Index Biographical dictionary
profiling the men and women featured in PBS's movie "The
West."
