The dream of Manifest Destiny : immigrants and the westward expansion / Nick Christopher.
Material type:
TextSeries: Spotlight on immigration and migrationPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2016Description: 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781508140740 (library bound)
- 150814074X (library bound)
- 9781508140719 (pbk.)
- 1508140715 (pbk.)
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 978.02 C556 | Available | 33111008588606 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 978.02 C556 | Available | 33111008500569 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Manifest Destiny" was the belief that the United States was meant to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The story of how it was achieved is full of excitement, which readers discover as they explore this pivotal period in American history. Important social studies curriculum topics, including immigration and westward expansion, are presented in an engaging way. Historical images allow readers to place themselves on a wagon train or a railroad. Primary sources are included throughout the text to help readers gain experience relating those sources of information to what they know about history.
Includes index.
A land of opportunity -- Gaining western lands -- Exploring the West -- Impact on Native Americans -- The Mormons move to Utah -- Gold! -- Life on a homestead -- Westward in wagons -- The Transcontinental Railroad -- Manifest Destiny.
Tells the story of the westward expansion in the United States with the dream of manifest destiny leading the way.