Examines the famous westward route of American settlement during the 1800s, including everyday life on the trail, what it took to make the journey successfully, and what happened to unsuccessful attempts to reach the Oregon Territory.
Explains the events that led Napoleon Bonaparte to sell the Louisiana Territory and the difficulties that Thomas Jefferson had in making the purchase that doubled the size of the United States.
Describes the travels of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery and its importance in relation to American Indian tribes and the westward expansion of the United States.
Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840s. Examines its effects on the economic, social, and political development of the area from early times through statehood and into the modern day.
Traces the life of the well-known figure from the Old West, Kit Carson, from his childhood in Kentucky and Missouri, through his years as a trapper, explorer and soldier, to his death in Colorado in 1868.
