The film discusses the settlement of the Mississippi Valley in the early 19th century, following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which doubled the size of the United States. It describes the mass ...

The film recounts the journey of pioneers traveling to the Oregon Country in the late 1830s and early 1840s, highlighting the motivations of various settlers seeking new opportunities. It follows ...

A fascinating set of maps show the the relentless spread of slavery in the early United States as the need for crops drove farmers, and the enslaved humans who toiled for them, ever westward ...

Historians talked about westward expansion after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the political reasons for traveling west. They also discussed Kit Carson and other mountain men, and the impact ...

Historians and a novelist discussed the impact of 19th century westward expansion on the water and wildlife of the early American West. They also talked about the role of women in the Old West and ...