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"Homesteading the Plains offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors b

“The year was 1873 and all about was the evidence of boom and bust, shattered dreams, foolish ambition, depredation, shame, greed, and cruelty . . .” Onto t

Guide for social studies teachers in using primary sources, particularly those available from the National Archives, to teach history.

Our Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The en

When the young Swedish-descended Alexandra Bergson inherits her father's farm in Nebraska, she must transform the land from a wind-swept prairie landscape into