The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
Discover what the Wild West was really like as acclaimed Professor Patrick N. Allitt reveals the truth behind our cherished stories.
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Westward the Course of Empire
- 02: The West in the Colonial Era
- 03: Venturing beyond the Appalachians
- 04: Discoveries of Lewis and Clark
- 05: The Fur Trade and the Mountain Men
- 06: Trail of Tears
- 07: Struggles of the Plains Indians
- 08: Rebellious Texas and the Alamo
- 09: Traveling the Oregon Trail
- 10: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War
- 11: The California Gold Rush
- 12: Bleeding Kansas and Civil War in the West
- 13: Building the Transcontinental Railroads
- 14: Cowboys and Cattle Drives
- 15: Homesteaders on the Plains
- 16: Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee
- 17: Life in Western Towns and Cities
- 18: John Wesley Powell and the Desert Southwest
- 19: Women in the Wild West
- 20: From Territories to Western States
- 21: Western Violence, Law, and Order
- 22: Protecting Yellowstone and Yosemite
- 23: Mythology of the American West
- 24: Winning the West?
Taught by
Patrick N. Allitt
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