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"Come my friends, 'tis not too late to seek a newer world. " ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

With the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the United States doubled its land size and opened the West to settlement. With the 1804 Lewis & Clark Expedition and 1849 Gold Rush, the pioneer spirit flourished.

AMERICAN INDIANS
Navajo Night Chant
Sitting Bull

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Determination

ARTISTS
John James Audubon

TIMELINES
B.C.
12th-15th Century
16th-17th Century
Jazz Age
Depression
1950s
1960s

EVENTS
The Alamo
Gold Rush
Lewis & Clark Expedition

LIFE!

PLACES
Gateway Arch
Sedona

REAL PEOPLE
Josh Billings
Davy Crocket
Wyatt Earp
Casey Jones
Thomas Jefferson
Mark Twain
George Washington

REEL PEOPLE
Clint Eastwood
John Ford
Burt Lancaster
Louis L'Amour
Steve McQueen
John Wayne

SOLDIERS &
THEIR WARS


QUOTATIONS
Bravery
Curiosity
Death
Expectations
Leadership
Native American Indians