Henry Addington Bruce Knihy

This engaging account of America's westward expansion in the 19th century offers an engaging and sometimes critical perspective on this defining period of American history. Drawing on primary sources and personal observation, Bruce paints a vivid portrait of the challenges and opportunities that western settlers faced, as well as the political and economic forces that drove expansion.

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