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George A. Croffut Explains the Print "American Progress"
Entrepreneur George A. Croffut published several tourist guides and manuals encouraging Americans to visit and settle in the West. His guides prominently featured the expanding railroad network as the best way to explore the vast territory beyond [...]
Tags: Native Americans, railroads
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Background Essay on Iron Horses and Indians
This essay discusses the impact of the transcontinental railroad on Native American life. It focuses on the role of buffalo hunters in the federal government's policy of Indian removal. This essay, and the related Iron Horse vs. the Buffalo [...]
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)