Title: Westward expansion
Description: Describes the history of American westward expansion, including the exploration of the frontier to the Pacific Ocean, the establishment of the Lone Star State and the Mormon kingdom of Deseret, Manifest Destiny, the California gold rush, the population of the plains, and the legacy of the American frontier.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Frontier and pioneer life, Territorial expansion, Discovery and exploration, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Manifest Destiny
Places: West (U.S.), United States