American West (Adam Matthew Digital)

American West (Adam Matthew Digital)
Features manuscripts, trade cards, wanted posters, rare books, financial records, periodicals, maps, photographs, and artwork on the history of the American West from the Everett D. Graff collection at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Covers early pioneers and frontier life, the gold rush, railroads, and the environmental impact of westward expansion, emigrant guides and travel journals, and American Indian history and culture. Companion essays provide historical context. Also contains a thematic index and an index to keywords, names, and places, as well as a chronology linked to documents in the collection.