HIS 235 - History of the American West

Credits: 3(3-0)

Traces the history of the American West, from the Native American cultures and the frontier experiences of America’s earliest eastern settlers through the Trans-Mississippi West, across the great exploratory and wagon trails, and up to the present West, be it urban, ranching, reservation, resource management or industrial. Emphasizes the north and central parts of the West. Prerequisite(s): None.