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''America's Western Frontiers: The Exploration and Settlement of the Trans-Mississippi West'' is a book which chronicles the history of the American West from pre-Columbian times through the mid-twentieth century. It was written by John A. Hawgood (1905–1971) and first published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1967. The book was entitled ''The American West'' in the United Kingdom. Hawgood was the pre-eminent British authority in the field. He won the Western History Association's Alfred A. Knopf Western History Prize for this book in 1966. The book also received the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's ''Western Heritage Award'' for non-fiction books in 1968. ==Chapters== :Introduction: The Pre-Columbian West :I. Overland Exploration of North America (to 1800) :II. Imperialism of the Pacific (to 1800) :III. Exploring and Exploiting the Louisiana Purchase :IV. Fur Traders and Trappers of the Far West :V. Breaking the Wagon Trails West :VI. By Land and Sea to El Dorado :Appendix. "The Discovery of Gold in California" :VII. The Mining Boom Moves Inland :VIII. The Revolution in Western Transportation :Appendix: "The Pony Express" :IX. The Indian Problem and Its Solution :X. The Cowman's Frontier :XI. Land for the Farmer :XII. The End of the West? Twentieth-Century Frontiers :Epilogue: Other People's Far Wests 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「America's Western Frontiers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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