Title:
The Homestead Act of 1862 : a primary source history of the settlement of the American heartland in the late 19th century / Jason Porterfield.
Author:
Porterfield, Jason.
Publication Information:
New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2005.
Call Number:
F596 .P67 2005
Abstract:
Primary source documents discuss the creation of the Homestead Act that allowed pioneers headed West a piece of land to settle on and build a new life.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/2003024434.html
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781404201781
Series:
Primary sources in American history
Primary sources in American history (New York, N.Y.)
Physical Description:
64 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
The vast frontier -- Crossing the plains -- The long trail -- Settling down -- Closing the frontier.
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