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48 pp.
| Benchmark |
December, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 0-7614-1347-2$$24.21
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4-6North American Historical Atlases series.
Brief overviews of westward expansion, the resulting conflicts with Native Americans, the Civil War and its aftermath, and the effects of new technologies (telegraph, railroads) are presented in these books. Copiously illustrated with maps, period reproductions, and sidebars, the texts are good jumping-off points for report writers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these North American Historical Atlases titles: The Civil War, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Growth in America, The Indian Wars, and Texas and the Far West.]