Christine Slovey

This book, telling the story of westward expansion in the words of the people who lived it, presents seventeen full or excerpted documents that provide a wide range of perspectives on this period in history.

Covers major topics related to the period, including the roots of the war; causes of U.S. involvement; the Espionage Act and Sedition Act; weapons of mass destruction; and more. Profiles the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John Pershing, and Henri-Philippe Petain. Presents full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, speeches, letters, journals and memoirs.

Includes a timeline of events in westward expansion, this book covers the major wars (the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the many battles between whites and Indians) and life on the frontier.