A Bio. of America: The West

	Web links for this program are listed below. Text-based resources are listed in the Program 16 Bibliography.



	Thoreau on East vs. West		"Walking" by Henry David Thoreau http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/thoreau/walking.html Thoreau's essay "Walking," with a brief introduction. Includes his quote, "Eastward I go only by force; but westward I go free."

			The Transcendental Philosophy of Nature http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/ideas/nature.html Provides links to primary texts of Emerson and Thoreau, including "Walking," and a web study text of "Walking."




	William Gilpin		People in the West - William Gilpin http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/d_h/gilpin.htm A biography of Gilpin.

			The Untransacted Destiny: William Gilpin http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/HNS/chapter3.html A history of Gilpin and his achievements.

			Denver History http://www.denver.org/metro/history The history of Denver with respect to the introduction of the railroad. Includes references to Gilpin.



	William Gilpin on what the West needs		The West - Episode Five - A Grand Anvil Chorus http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/episodes/five/grandanvil.htm A history of the Great Pacific Railroad with related links and the Gilpin quote "...like ears to the human head".



	Ulysses S. Grant		Ulysses S. Grant - Chronology http://www.granthome.com/grant_home.htm Offers a Grant chronology with links and images.

			Credit Mobilier - testimony of C. P. Huntington, 1873 http://www.cprr.com/Museum/Credit_Mobilier.html An introduction to the Credit Mobilier scandal, the text of the ensuing inquiry by the House of Representatives and the testimony of C. P. Huntington.

			Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877: In Over His Head http://www.americanpresident.org/history/ulyssessgrant/biography/resources/Articles/KunhardtGrantBio.article.shtml A history of problems during Grant's presidency. Provides a link to photos and a glossary of key events including the Credit Mobilier scandal.

			Presidents and States of the United States of America http://www.friesian.org/presiden.htm Outlines of the presidencies, including Grant's with a reference to the Credit Mobilier scandal.



	Collis Huntington		Collis Huntington, Southern Pacific Railroad http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_names/huntington_collis/huntington_collis.html A brief profile of Huntington with related links.

			History of the Western Pacific Railroad http://www.wprrhs.org/wphistory.html A history of the Western Pacific railroad with references to Huntington.

			Credit Mobilier - Testimony of C. P. Huntington, 1873 http://www.cprr.com/Museum/Credit_Mobilier.html An introduction to the Credit Mobilier scandal, the text of the ensuing inquiry by the House of Representatives and the testimony of C. P. Huntington.



	Lew Wallace on Railroads		Lewis Wallace Biography http://www.civilwarhome.com/wallacebio.htm A brief biography of Lewis Wallace.


			The General Lew Wallace Study - The Ben-Hur Museum http://www.ben-hur.com/ Provides links to information on Lewis Wallace including to his life as an author, soldier, statesman, artist, violinist and inventor.

			Lew Wallace Collection, 1799-1972 http://www.indianahistory.org/library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0292.html An historical sketch of Wallace's life and a background on his writings.



	Col. John Chivington		People in the West - John Chivington http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chivington.htm A photo of Chivington and a biography with related links.



	Rocky Mountain News on Sand Creek		Eyewitness Account of the Sand Creek Massacre http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/colorado/sandcreek.htm Two Rocky Mountain Creek editorials on the Sand Creek Massacre, with congressional testimony by an eyewitness and a deposition by John M. Chivington.

			Battle Summary - Sand Creek http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/co001.htm A brief summary of the Sand Creek Massacre.

			People in the West - Black Kettle http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/blackkettle.htm A history of Black Kettle and the Sand Creek Massacre, with links to a map, Chivington information, etc.



	Black Kettle		People in the West - Black Kettle http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/blackkettle.htm A photo of Black Kettle and a biography with related links.

			Indians http://www.otrd.state.ok.us/studentguide/indians.html A history of American Indian tribes, with a paragraph on Black Kettle and Geronimo.



	Geronimo		Geronimo - His Own Story http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/geronimo/geronixx.htm Photos of Geronimo and a link to the text of Geronimo's story with photos.

			Indians http://www.otrd.state.ok.us/studentguide/indians.html A history of American Indian tribes, with a paragraph on Black Kettle and Geronimo.




	Sitting Bull		Chief Sitting Bull http://www.sittingbull.org/ An illustrated biography of Sitting Bull with quotes and a few related links.

			Today in History - June 25: Custer's Last Stand http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun25.html An illustrated history of the Battle of Little Big Horn with related links.

			History of Sitting Bull http://collections.ic.gc.ca/beaupre/promme92.htm A biography of Sitting Bull with a photo.

			People in the West - Sitting Bull http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sittingbull.htm A biography of Sitting Bull with a photo and links.

			Sitting Bull, (Tatanka Yotanka) http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/5.html A brief biography of Sitting Bull with a photo.




	Helen Hunt Jackson		Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/jackson.html A photo of Helen Hunt Jackson, with links to prose and poetry works.

			Helen Hunt Jackson http://jes.tvusd.k12.ca.us/biography_jackson.htm A biography of Helen Hunt Jackson with a photo.



	William Bright		South Pass City State Historic Site http://www.southpasscity.com/ A history of South Pass City, including a paragraph on William Bright and his contributions to women's suffrage.

			Today in History: December 10 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec10.html A history of Wyoming Day with a paragraph on Bright and his suffrage bill. Includes links to related sites.

			Excerpts from: A History of the American Suffragist Movement http://www.suffragist.com/ex4.htm An excerpt from The Battle Cry Of Freedom -- Getting the Vote in Wyoming, which gives a history of the American suffragist movement. Includes a portrait of Bright.



	J. Frank Dobie		Handbook of Texas Online: Dobie, James Frank http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdo02 A biography of Dobie.

			A Literary History of the American West http://www2.tcu.edu/depts/prs/amwest/html/wl0535.html A paper on the writings of J. Frank Dobie.

			Project Gutenberg Official Site - Dobie, J. Frank http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=35636 The text of A Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, by J. Frank Dobie, with a few observations.



	Mary Lease		1896: Mary Lease http://iberia.vassar.edu/1896/lease.html A photo of Mary Lease and a biography with related links.

			WIC - Women's History in America http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm An account of women's history in America, with references to Mary Lease and her quote, "What the farmers need to do is raise less corn and more hell."





	William Jennings Bryan		1896: William Jennings Bryan http://projects.vassar.edu/1896/bryan.html An illustrated biography of William Jennings Bryan with related links.

			DOUGLASS \| William Jennings Bryan, "Cross of Gold" http://douglassarchives.org/brya_a26.htm An introduction and the text of Bryan's Cross of Gold speech, with the quote "Burn down your cities..."

			The Cross of Gold http://www.libertynet.org/edcivic/bryan.html The text of Bryan's Cross of Gold speech, with the quote "Burn down your cities..."

			The American Experience \| America 1900 \| The Film & More http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/filmmore/reference/primary/crossofgold.html The text of Bryan's Cross of Gold speech, with the quote "Burn down your cities..."

			The American Experience \| America 1900 \| People & Events http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/pande34.html A biography and a photo of Bryan.

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