Publisher's Synopsis
A fascinating collection of primary source documents in American history Original source documents provide a fascinating window on the day-to-day life of those who came before us and help students understand historic events. This latest volume in the American Heritage American Voices series offers dozens of documents covering America's westward expansion from the end of the Revolutionary War through the experiences of the pioneers and up to the last days of the American frontier. Including everything from official documents, treaties, and speeches, to advertisements, letters, and excerpts from settlers' diaries, the book is also supplemented with helpful sidebar information, annotations, and vocabularies, as well as period illustrations. David C. King (Hillsdale, NY) is a former history teacher and award-winning author who has written more than thirty books for children and young adults, including the books in Wiley's American Kids in HistoryTM series.
