ANNOTATED SCRAPBOOK – MY LIFE IN THE WEST

ONLINE RESOURCES

Click Here: The Overland Trail (links for most topics)

Click Here: Diaries, Memoirs, Letters and Reports
Along The Trails West

Click Here: First Person Narratives of California’s Early Years

Mountain Man	Mountain Men and Fur Traders Links to letters , narratives, and more Pathfinders of the West The Mountain Men Mountain Men Links, primary documents Mountain Men
Fur Trapper or Trader	Mountain Men and Fur Traders Mountain Men & Fur Traders links, primary documents Fur Trade History Fur Trappers Astor’s Pacific Fur Company Correspondence re fur trading Historical documents re fur trade
Pioneer on a wagon train	Pioneer wagon train links Oregon Trail maps, photos and more List of what to pack for an overland journey Provisions for an overland journey Primary Documents Oregon Trail National Oregon Trail Site (includes the wagon, supplies, a day on the trail and more) What the pioneers brought along and what it cost Oregon Trail-Pioneers
Cherokee Indian	Indian Removal +links to letters Cherokee Maps and other information Cherokee Indian Fact Sheet (many of the words are hyperlinked with more information and photos) Cherokee Children & Customs Trail of Tears Trail of Tears Era Indian Removal Act of 1830 Cherokee Indian Removal Debate List of all treaties with the Cherokee
Cowboy or Vaquero	History of the cowboy Cowboy/Vaquero history and more Vaqueros Vaqueros: the first cowboys Cowboy facts California Vaquero Cowboy History
Tejano	What is a Tejano? Tejanos and Texas Tejano Origins Tejanos-unsung heroes of the Alamo First hand account of the Texas Revolution by a Tejano Texas Flag Alamo’s Unsung Heroes
Alamo Defender	Battle of the Alamo+links Battle of the Alamo The Alamo Remember the Alamo The Alamo-Events, Eye-Witness Accounts, Defenders, Women, Men, Letters Alamo history, includes a map of the garrison Letters and a report from the Alamo
U.S. Soldier in Mexican War	US Mexican War US Mexican War Mexican War Mexican War overview, chronology, uniforms, witness accounts of battles and battle maps and more Life in the US Army American Soldiers in the war Soldiers Statistics Peace Treaty Documents of the war Primary Sources Political Cartoons
A Mormon	Mormons in the American West Who were the Mormon pioneers—includes links Mormon Pioneers Chronological List of Mormons who Traveled+Links to more information Diaries and journals Mormon Pioneer Trail
Chinese American in California	Chinese Americans Why they came to America Photos, ads and more –Chinese American immigrants The Chinese, history in California A history of Chinese in California Chinese and Westward expansion Timeline of Chinese Immigration The Chinese Chinese in the western frontier California anti-Chinese legislation 1852-55 Asian Americans: Gold Rush Era to 1890s includes photos
A Forty-Niner	California Gold Rush Gold Rush Forty-Niners Forty-Niners Forty-Niners Gold Rush Introduction Gold Rush remembered True tales of Forty-Niners Quotes from women in the Gold Rush Primary Documents Women in the Gold Rush Political Cartoon