Westward expansion
By: by Greg Roza
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The story of America
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781433947803; 9781433947810; 9781433947827
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Territorial expansion; History; Discovery and exploration; Frontier and pioneer life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: A growing nation; title: The Louisiana Purchase; title: The Erie Canal; title: Manifest destiny; title: Texas joins the United States; title: The U.S.-Mexican War; title: The Oregon Territory; title: The Mormon migration; title: The rush for riches; title: Free land!; title: The rise of cattle; title: The transcontinental railroad.