The story of the Homestead act
By: by R. Conrad Stein ; illustrated by Cathy Koenig.
Contributors: Koenig, Cathy.
Series: Cornerstones of freedom
Publisher: Childrens Press
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Homestead law -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Homestead law -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History.
Description: Discusses the 1804 Homestead act that offered United States citizens and immigrants large tracts of inexpensive land on the Great Plains.