May 24, 1869. Green River Station, Wyoming Territory. A one-armed Civil War veteran stood at […]
Category: Opening the West
One of the last major movements of people in the United States came with the opening of the West, mostly in the last half of the 19the century. It was an exciting time for the nation, often greatly misunderstood.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Mexican Cession: How a War Remade a Continent
(Often, one discovers while chasing a nation’s history, there is a notable absence of postage […]
The Gadsden Purchase
In the long story of American territorial expansion, the Gadsden Purchase occupies a curious place […]