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Early nineteenth-century America could just about be summed up by HenryDavid Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward Igo free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the UnitedStates, who included a range of folk, from mountain men and railroad builders towhalers and farmers, as they pushed forward into the open frontier and all theirhopes and fears are captured in Liberty for All? In addition to colorfulaccounts of the massive westward migration, the California Gold Rush, a war withMexico, the Oregon boundary conflict, Texas and the Alamo, Liberty for All?takes a deep look at the issue that began to gnaw at the country's core: How, inthe land where "all men are created equal," could there be slaves?

Preface: Antebellum--Say Aunty Belle and Add um	p. 9
The Long Way West	p. 13
Mountain Men	p. 16
Riding the Trail to Santa Fe	p. 21
Susan Magoffin's Diary	p. 26
Feature: The New Americans Are Called Immigrants	p. 29
Pioneers: Taking the Trail West	p. 30
Feature: "Another Fine Cow Died This Afternoon"	p. 36
Getting There	p. 38
Latter-Day Saints	p. 43
Coast-to-Coast Destiny	p. 48
A Hero of His Times	p. 54
Texas: Tempting and Beautiful	p. 58
Fighting Over a Border	p. 64
There's Gold in Them Hills	p. 69
Feature: the Chinese, the Know-Nothings, and Abraham Lincoln	p. 71
Clipper Ships and Pony Express	p. 78
Feature: Dots, Dashes, the Computer, and Idea Connections	p. 83
Flying by Stagecoach	p. 85
Feature: Keeping Up with the Presidents and Other Things	p. 86
Arithmetic at Sea	p. 90
Thar She Blows!	p. 95
A Japanese Boy in America	p. 102
Cities and Progress	p. 107
A Land of Movers	p. 112
Workin' on the Railroad	p. 116
"She Wishes to Ornament Their Minds"	p. 120
Feature: Special Teachers	p. 124
Do Girls Have Brains?	p. 125
Seneca Falls and the Rights of Women	p. 130
Feature: Climb Every Mountain	p. 134
A Woman Named Truth	p. 136
Life in the Mills	p. 138
Working Women and Children	p. 142
Feature: I Am Well Which is One Comfort	p. 144
American Writers	p. 147
Mr. Thoreau--at Home with the World	p. 150
Melville and Company	p. 152
If a Poet Writes You a Letter, Pay Attention	p. 156
Painter of Birds and Painter of Indians	p. 162
Feature: the United States of Artists	p. 166
Feature: American Folk Art	p. 168
Amistad Means Friendship	p. 171
Webster Defends the Union	p. 177
Big Problems and a Little Giant	p. 180
A Dreadful Decision	p. 186
Fleeing to Freedom	p. 188
Over the River and Underground	p. 191
Seven Decades	p. 196
Chronology of Events	p. 199
More Books to Read	p. 200
Picture Credits	p. 201
Index	p. 203
A Note from the Author	p. 211
Atlas	p. 213
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A History of US Book 5: Liberty for All? 1820-1860

A History of US Book 5: Liberty for All? 1820-1860

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