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American West: Davy Crockett- http://www.AmericanWest.com/pages/davycroc.htm Read about the famous frontiersman who fought at the Alamo.
The American West- http://www.americanwest.com/ A presentation of the History and Development of the American West, from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today\'s Modern West. Featuring: Westward Expansion, Western Trails, America\'s Freedom Documents, Cowboys, Indians, Native Americans, Pioneers, Trappers, Scouts, Gunslingers, Outlaws, Gunbattles, Ghost Towns, Gold & Silver Mining, Saloons, Dodge City, Tombstone, O.K. Corral, Virginia City, Doc Holliday, Kit Carson, Wyatt Earp, and more.
Black Cowboys and Pioneers- http://danenet.wicip.org/lms/themes/cowboys.html This brief directory of information on the key role of African American men and women in the settling of the west is maintained by the Madison Wisconsin Municipal School District, and contains biographical sketches on James Beckwourth; Stagecoach Mary Fields; Bill Pickett; Nat Love; Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, George Washington Bush, and Biddy Mason, plus general information about the contributions of the black cowboys and pioneers.
Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Wars- http://www.buffalosoldier.net/ Orders were given to transfer the troops to the western war arena, where they would join the army\'s fight with the Indians. In 1869 the black infantry regiments were consolidated into two units, the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry and the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry. All of the black regiments were commanded by white officers at that time.
Captain Robert Gray- http://www.teleport.com/~sflora/gray.htm Short biography of the man who "discovered the Columbia River on May 11, 1792 while on a fur trading expedition on the Northwest Coast."
Cybertrail: the Santa Fe Trail- http://surf.to/sft Visit this site to find "...Towns, Forts, and Rest Stops Along the Santa Fe Trail."
Daniel Boone- http://www.berksweb.com/boone.html Pictures of his homestead and biographical information about him.
Davy Crockett- http://www.infoporium.com/heritage/crockett.shtml A timeline biography, famous quotes and more about Davy Crockett.
Discoverers and Explorers- http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Discoverers.html In 1800, the American West was still wild country--no cities, no railroads and no cattle ranches yet existed. It was quiet and untouched. People in the eastern U.S. had heard stories about the western mountains and the desert, but no Euro-American had been there. Within a very short time that would all change.
Donner Party Home Page- http://www.teleport.com/%7Emhaller/ "The Donner Party is the name given to a group of pioneers who became trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter of 1846-47. The experience, at an early time in the far West expansion, was so horrific that it has become legendary as an episode of the American Dream turned nightmare."
Heritage Gateways- http://heritage.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/index.hts The Heritage Gateways site features historical diaries, excerpts from published books, articles, commentaries, maps and video clips all reflecting the life and times of those early pioneers. The site is also a rich source for scholarly writings, links to other Internet resources, and a comprehensive bibliography of related writings, maps and organizations.
A History of the Northwest Coast- http://www.hallman.org/indian/.www.html A brief history of the first explorers, pioneers and traders of the Northwest coast.
The Interactive Santa Fe Web Site- http://come.to/sft A history of the trail and trail-cam of present-day locations along the trail!
Interactive Sante Fe Trail Homepage- http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/research/sft/ Includes: History of the Santa Fe Trail: when? where? who? how? why?; Traveling With A Purpose: exploring history firsthand; Exploring the Trail Today: road trips, bikes, horses, hikes.
James Bridger- http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/sc/bio/bridger.htm A shorter biography from the Kansas City Public Library.
Kit Carson- http://www.lams.losalamos.k12.nm.us/heacock/heacockss/KitCarson.html A biography of Carson by a middle school student from New Mexico.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frontier Girl- http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura.htmlx Welcome to Frontier Girl! We want you to be able to browse through our web site or find a specific piece of information as easily as possible. To help you do this there are 4 possible ways of starting: a brief menu to our subject pages, a full A-Z index, "The Story of Laura\'s Life" with lots of links, and for younger readers, "The Log Cabin in the Big Woods". Have fun exploring Frontier Girl!
Mountain Men and the Fur Trade- http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm.html This home page is an on-line Research Center devoted to the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living, of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men.
Northwest Missionaries- http://www.teleport.com/~sflora/missions.htm Brief information about the various missionaries of the Northwest.
People in the West - Kit Carson- http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/carson.htm Enshrined in popular mythology even in his own lifetime, Kit Carson was a trapper, scout, Indian agent, soldier and authentic legend of the West.
The West- http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/ A companion to the Ken Burns PBS documentary series, The West views the events, places, people, archives, and links dealing with the American West.
WestWeb- http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/ WestWeb is a topically-organized website about the study of the American West. Under each topic heading, you will find collections of primary and secondary documents, biographical and bibliographical resources, lists of hot links to other sites of interest, and images.
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