Jackson Creek Middle School

Westward Roundup

General Links

American West (http://www.americanwest.com)
These pages discuss the history and development of the American West, including: Westward Expansion, Western Trails, America's Freedom Documents, Cowboys, Indians, Native Americans, and more.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/CONTEXTS/BuffaloBill/home.html)
This site was created by Joshua Johns and discusses the history and impact of the Wild West Show.

Harpweek: American West (http://thewest.harpweek.com/)
Includes information about gold, wagon trains, buffalo, farming, railroads, life on the plains, Indians, and more.

HistoryNet: Westward (http://www.historynet.com/?s=westward)
This list of articles link to various archival articles.

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/)
Includes information about cowboys, Native Americans, women, and more.

New Perspectives of the West (http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/)
This site accompanies the PBS video and looks at the people, places and events of the west.

Old West (http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/oldwest/oldwest.htm)
Created by Jim Janke, this site includes links to various sites dealing with different aspects of the west.

Spartacus Schoolnet: American West (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAamericanwest.htm)
Links to brief biographical descriptions about various people who made up the west.

Wild Wild West (http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/286-wild-wild-west.html
This site by KidsKonnect includes links and information to various aspects of the wild west.

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Photos

History of the American West (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html)
Includes over 30,000 photographs of the wild west.

Photographs of the American West (http://www.archives.gov/research_room/research_topics/american_west/american_west.html)
from the National Archives, these photos depict life in the wild west.

Treasure.net Historical Image Collection (http://www.treasurenet.com/images/)
a variety of images dealing with various topics of the wild west.

Images of the American West (http://www.legendsofamerica.com/LA-VintagePhotos.html)
vintage photos from the American West

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Lawmen, Outlaws and Cowboys

Badmen and Lawmen (http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys/badmen/)
Links to biographical sketches about various outlaws and lawmen of the Old West.

Frontier Times: Outlaws (http://www.frontiertimes.com/outlaws/outlaws.html)
Links to biographical sketches of famous outlaws in the West.

Profile of a Cowboy (http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/dec/papr/cowboys.html)
This essay describes the life of a cowboy.

Wild Wild West (http://www.gunslinger.com/west.html)
Links to various descriptions about gunslingers and marshals.

Old West Legends: Notorious Outlaws of the American West (http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-Outlaws.html)
Links to articles about outlaws of the American West and

Cowboys (http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys)
Links to information about Cowboy shootings, the Rodeo, Facts and Legends, and Songs and Poems.

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Minorities in the West

African Americans and the Old West (http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/african/west/west.htm)
This site looks at the Old West from the viewpoint of the African American.

Black Cowboys (http://www.blackcowboys.com/)
Information about who were the Black Cowboys and how the west treated them.

Making It Their Own: Women in the West (http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/pages/women.html)
Included in this site are links to other resources and to primary documents.

Native Americans (http://www.thewildwest.org/nativeamericans)
Links to information about Native American's wisdom, religion, art, places, faces, soceity and legends.

Women of the West (http://www.thewildwest.org/cowboys/wildwestlegendarywomen)
Links to biographical sketches about various women in the Old West.

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Westward Trails

Donner Party: Statistics (http://www.utahcrossroads.org/DonnerParty/Statistics.htm)
This site contains statistical information about the Donner Party.

American West: Oregon Trail (http://www.americanwest.com/trails/pages/oretrail.htm)
This page is part of the American West site and it includes information about the Oregon Trail.

Oregon Trail (http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html)
This web site by Prof. Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, the creators of The Oregon Trail (the PBS documentary film) discusses the trails, the various sites, and interesting facts about the trail.

Equipment, Supplies and the Method of Traveling (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/IGUIDE/or-ch15.htm)
Chapter 15 from Lansford Hastings' Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California

Across the Plains in '64 by Prairie Schooner to Oregon (http://flag.blackened.net/daver/1sthand/atp/atp.html)
These transcripts from the book was told to Anna Dell Clinkinbeard from her mother. This is the story of John Kelly Vanderburgh and his family crossing the plains from Iowa to Oregon in a covered wagon in 1864.

Applegate Trail (http://www.webtrail.com/applegate/)
Information about the southern route of Oregon Trail. This site also includes links to sites with information about the Oregon Trail.

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Last Updated: 12/18/09
Kristina McGlaun, Librarian
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