The Westward Movement 1832-1889The Land and the PeopleReading editionChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceThe Land and the PeopleFrémont Crosses the SierrasThe Desert BarrierA Tour on the PrairiesThe IndiansThe TrappersThe EmigrantsThe ConquestTo California by SeaA Day with the Cow ColumnThe Donner Party StarvesMark Twain Rides the Overland StageThe Coming of the RailroadThe Mining FrontierThe Discovery of GoldThe Ranching FrontierThe Long DriveThe Farming FrontierHomesteading in the DakotasThe Land Rush in OklahomaTranscriber’s NotesPrevious chapter ←PrefaceNext chapter →Frémont Crosses the SierrasAll chapters and sections (24)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceThe Land and the PeopleFrémont Crosses the SierrasThe Desert BarrierA Tour on the PrairiesThe IndiansThe TrappersThe EmigrantsThe ConquestTo California by SeaA Day with the Cow ColumnThe Donner Party StarvesMark Twain Rides the Overland StageThe Coming of the RailroadThe Mining FrontierThe Discovery of GoldThe Ranching FrontierThe Long DriveThe Farming FrontierHomesteading in the DakotasThe Land Rush in OklahomaTranscriber’s NotesGeorge Catlin’s “Buffalo Hunt on Snow Shoes,”◇← PrefaceFrémont Crosses the Sierras →
