“The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado” Written by Elliott West. I chose to write about this book because of the large range of events and transitions that occurred throughout the American West that the author includes in the text. Elliot West highlights the struggles that many endured while trying to create better circumstances for not only themselves but also their families by moving to the west. He chronicles the adaptations that many white settlers arriving in the
3. The English Colonies a. The focus this week will shift to the establishment of the thirteen British colonies along the Eastern seaboard of the Modern USA. The week’s unit will look at the social, political, and economic differences which led to varying forms of British colonization in the thirteen colonies. b. The scope of this week will range from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to the founding of Georgia in 1733. - Annotation: The influence for this week’s class will be Jamestown, the Truth
E SSAYS ON TWENTIETH-C ENTURY H ISTORY In the series Critical Perspectives on the Past, edited by Susan Porter Benson, Stephen Brier, and Roy Rosenzweig Also in this series: Paula Hamilton and Linda Shopes, eds., Oral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in