Western Expansion

General

The Donner Party  
From PBS, this site provides information about the Donner party who traveled from Missouri to California in 1846. Includes an interview with the director of the PBS show The Donner Party, a map of their route, photographs, and more.

New Perspective on the West 
From PBS, this site provides information about people, places, and events in the West. Also has a quiz and links to more sites about the West.

Prairie Settlement – Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters  
From the Library of Congress and the Nebraska Historical Society, this site presents approximately 3000 pages of family letters discussing the settlement in Nebraska between 1886 and 1912. Also includes photographs.

Welcome to WestWeb  
From the Department of History at The City University of New York, this site presents information arranged by topic about the American West. Included are documents, resources, links, and images.

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Last Updated: September 9, 2008