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HIST 406A (Johnson), North American West through the 1850s: Library Guides

Primary sources from The Other Slavery and Roaring Camp

Shaped by the West

Shaped by the West, Volume 1 by Anne F. Hyde; William F. Deverell
ISBN: 9780520964372

Publication Date: 2018
The Other Slavery by Andrés Reséndez
ISBN: 9780547640983

Publication Date: 2016

Streaming Films

Black Robe by dir. Bruce Beresford
Publication Date: MGM, 1991
Lone Star by dir. John Sayles
Publication Date: Warner Bros, 1996
Ken Burns: The West by part 1: The People (to 1806)
Publication Date: PBS Video, 2015
Ken Burns: The West by part 2, Empire Upon the Trails (1806 to 1848)
Publication Date: PBS, 2015
Ken Burns: The West by part 3, Speck of the Future (1848 to 1856)
Publication Date: PBS, 2015

Resendez

Introduction

Chapter 1

The Devastation of the Indies, Bartolomeo de las Casas
The four voyages of Christopher Columbus
print in Lied only
[alternate edition] Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with Other Original Documents, Relating to His Four Voyages to the New World
(Hakluyt Soc. reprint translated and edited by R.H. Major, 1847)
Bartolomé de las Casas, History of the Indies
English translation only in print in Lied
Bartolomé de las Casas, Historia de las Indias
Spanish; Project Gutenberg
Eric Williams, Documents of West Indian History
Fernández de Oviedo, Gonzalo, Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierra-firme del mar océano.

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

The enlightened : the writings of Luis de Carvajal, el Mozo
print in Lied only
RIchard Hakluyt, Principal Navigations ... (1589)
Hakluyt Principal Navigations
transcribed texts in Project Gutenberg

Chapter 4

Historical documents relating to New Mexico, Nueva Vizcaya and approaches thereto, to 1773,
vols 1 and 2; vol 3
The Rediscovery of New Mexico, 1580-1594
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also print in Lied
Expedition into New Mexico made by Antonio de Espejo, 1582-1583 : as revealed in the journal of Diego Pérez de Luxán, a member of the party
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also print in Lied
A colony on the move : Gaspar Castaño de Sosa's journal, 1590-1591
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also print in Lied
A Trade Invoice from 1638
actual publication was in July 1935, not Oct as cited

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Brigham Young, “Brigham Young’s Speech on Slavery, Blacks, and the Priesthood,”
Heart Throbs of the West vol 2
print of vol. 2 only in UNLV Spec. Coll & Archives; all 12 vols at LV FamilySearch Genealogy Library
Heart Throbs of the West vol 5
J. Lee Correll, ed., Through White Men’s Eyes: A Contribution to Navajo History
Print in Lied only; shelved in Oversize area near Special Collections on 3rd floor of Lied.
Condition of the Indian tribes.: Report of the joint special committee, appointed under joint resolution of March 3, 1865. With an appendix.
Navajo roundup ; selected correspondence of Kit Carson's expedition against the Navajo, 1863-1865
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also print in Lied

Chapter 12

legend

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Print book in Lied Library
Latin terms and abbreviations in notes
Explanations of terms like cf., ibid. and passim that show up in certain citation styles.

Western Historical Quarterly

Johnson, "The Many Faces of Josefa Jaramillo"

Johnson

Prologue

San Francisco Chronicle, 1865-current
Good for: Searching for articles in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.
Contains: Newspaper articles.
Dates covered: Page images for 1865-1984; article text only for 1985-present.

I am Joaquin / Yo soy Joaquin

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Volcano Weekly Ledger & Amador Weekly Ledger

Epilogue

Bret Harte's gold rush : "Outcasts of Poker Flat", "The Luck of Roaring Camp", "Tennessee's Partner", and other favorites

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