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""Americans head west along many pathways -- following the fur trade into the mountains, fighting for self-determination in Texas, seeking religious freedom in Utah or a better life along the Oregon Trail. But whatever direction they travel, they move closer with every step to a "Manifest Destiny" that will make the West their own."--Www.pbs.org."@en
"In the early 1800's, no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite spaces of the West. Hopeful Americans moved onward toward Manifest Destiny, as they determined to make the West--all of it--their own."@en
"By 1821, no one knew who would control the West's seemingly infinite spaces, what language would be dominant, whose god would be worshipped -- what the West's destiny would be. Two young republics -- the United States and the newly established Republic of Mexico -- claimed most of it. England still had outposts in the Pacific Northwest, while a host of Indian nations held fast to their lands -- and challenged each other for more. But Americans were already moving west, content -- at first -- to make their way in other people's worlds. But regardless of their reasons for going West, once they got there, the Americans soon determined to make the West -- all of it -- their own."
"Begins with the 1820's as Mexico, the Indians, and America struggle with the issue of who is going to control the West."@en
"A definitive account of the hope, heartbreak and mythic adventure of America's move west through the unforgettable personal stories of those who lived it."@en
"In Mexican Texas, Sam Houston seized the chance of a lifetime and carved out his own independent republic. And the Virginia family of Henry Sager, accustomed to following a restless dream of better times over the next horizon, set out on the Oregon Trail, then nearly destroyed itself struggling to reach the continent's farthest shore. But regardless of their individual measons for going West, once they got there, the American soon determined to make the West--all of it--their own."
"In the early 1800s no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite spaces in the West. Other nations and other people still laid claim to much of it. But hopeful Americans now began moving there nevertheless, and the individual trails they followed eventually merged into the single path of "Manifest Destiny"."
"Mountain men, such as the legendary Joe Meek, found more adventure than profit as they scoured the uncharted Rockies for furs. Missionaries like Marcissa Whitman left the safety and friendship of nome to travel west in a self-assured quest to "save" a race of people who never considered themselves lost."
"In the early 1800's, no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite spaces of the West but hopeful Americans moved onward toward "Manifest Destiny", as they determined to make the West their own. Mountain men, such as Joe Meek, found more adventure than profit as they searched for furs. Missionaries such as Narcissa Whitman travelled West along with others who tried their luck on the Oregon Trail while in Mexican Texas, Sam Houston carved out his own independent republic."
"In the early 1800's, no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite West, but hopeful Americans began moving there nevertheless. Mountain men scoured the uncharted Rockies for furs; missionaries headed West to "save" native peoples who never considered themselves lost. In Mexican Texas, Sam Houston carved out an independent republic. And the Virginia family of Henry Sager set out on the Oregon Trail."@en
"In the early 1800's no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite spaces of the West. Hopeful Americans moved onward toward Manifest Destiny, as they determined to make the West--all of it--their own."@en
"Between 1806 and 1848 hopeful Americans, including missionaries and mountain men, began to move West in significant numbers to fulfil what the young republic came to see as its "Manifest Destiny""@en

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"The West : Empire upon the trails"@en
"Empire upon the trails "@en
"Empire Upon the Trails"
"Empire upon the trails"
"Empire upon the trails"@en
"Empire upon the trails (Vol. 2)"@en

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