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Pbs: New Perspectives on the West WebsitePbs: New Perspectives on the West Website
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Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

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This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves. Includes lesson plans.

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Pbs: New Perspectives on the West: Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

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New Perspectives on the West: Indian Removal: Andrew Jackson' Annual Message

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New Perspectives on the West: Coronado's Report to Viceroy Mendoza

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This is the original report Coronado sent to the viceroy describing his journey from Mexico to what he hoped were the Seven Cities of Gold. He describes the land, people, climate, food, animals.
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This companion article from the PBS series, "New Perspectives on the West," offers a lesson plan which approaches the Dawes Act from the perspective of the Nez Perce.
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New Perspectives on the West: Francisco Vasquez De Coronado

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Brief biography of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. Discusses his exploration into the current U.S. in search of gold. Includes a link to a translation of his chronicle of the journeys.
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New Perspectives on the West: The Journey of Coronado

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This PBS website offers the complete 3 part, multi-chaptered account of Coronado's journey in search of Cibola, written by Pedro de Castaneda. It is quite the ethnography.
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New Perspectives on the West: The Letters and Journals of Narcissa Whitman

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A few pages from the journal of Narcissa Whitman who was a missionary in the Oregon Country. She was later murdered along with her husband at the Whitman massacre.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Perspectives on the French and Indian War

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A collection that uses primary sources to explore perspectives on the French and Indian War.
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New Perspectives on the West: The Pueblo Revolt

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From the PBS series "The West," comes this letter from Don Antonio de Otermin, the governor of New Mexico during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. This unique first hand account does come with a certain amount of bias, as it was written by one...
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