The Westward Movement: 3 -- The Settling of the Great Plains (1963)

Name: The Westward Movement: 3 -- The Settling of the Great Plains
Genre: War
Released: 1963
Duration: 16 min

1963 · Short film · 16 min

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Synopsis

Uses authentic photographs and documents to recapture the spirit of homesteading on the Great Plains. Reviews the geographic and cultural values that hampered permanent settlement of the Plains and describes the developments which made it possible for the homesteaders to overcome seemingly impossible odds. Includes views of the life of the American cowboy, the fence wars between the farmers and the cattlemen, the expansion of the railroads, and the transformation of the "great American desert."

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Details

Running time: 16 minutes
Language: English
Collection: Educational Films, Ephemeral Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

U.S. History: 1783 to Civil War
U.S. History, General
U.S. Expansion
Railroads
West
U.S. Regions
Indians of the Americas