Life in the Old West » Western Expansion http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com True stories, tall tales, and memorabilia of the American West Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Westward rush of railroads advanced ‘hell on wheels’ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/295/westward-rush-of-railroads-advanced-hell-on-wheels/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/295/westward-rush-of-railroads-advanced-hell-on-wheels/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:40:51 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=295 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/295/westward-rush-of-railroads-advanced-hell-on-wheels/feed/ 0 Horses, gold prospectors altered Great Plains, historian says http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/258/horses-gold-prospectors-altered-great-plains-historian-says/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/258/horses-gold-prospectors-altered-great-plains-historian-says/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:53:00 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=258 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/258/horses-gold-prospectors-altered-great-plains-historian-says/feed/ 0 Hard times of 1830s launched first wagon trains westward http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/256/hard-times-of-1830s-launched-first-wagon-trains-westward/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/256/hard-times-of-1830s-launched-first-wagon-trains-westward/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:19:15 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=256 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/256/hard-times-of-1830s-launched-first-wagon-trains-westward/feed/ 0 Book looks at Westward settlement through women’s eyes http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/253/book-looks-at-westward-settlement-through-womens-eyes/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/253/book-looks-at-westward-settlement-through-womens-eyes/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:47:54 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=253 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/253/book-looks-at-westward-settlement-through-womens-eyes/feed/ 0 1830s brought disease, death to Plains Indians http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/241/1830s-brought-disease-death-to-plains-indians/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/241/1830s-brought-disease-death-to-plains-indians/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:49:47 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=241 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/241/1830s-brought-disease-death-to-plains-indians/feed/ 0 Blizzards in Old West days http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/239/blizzards-in-old-west-days/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/239/blizzards-in-old-west-days/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:20:26 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=239 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/239/blizzards-in-old-west-days/feed/ 0 French mining engineer writes of Western travels in 1867 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/30/french-mining-engineer-writes-of-western-travels-in-1867/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/30/french-mining-engineer-writes-of-western-travels-in-1867/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:33:24 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=30 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/30/french-mining-engineer-writes-of-western-travels-in-1867/feed/ 0 Where and when did ‘the West’ really begin in America? http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/8/where-and-when-did-the-west-really-begin-in-america/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/8/where-and-when-did-the-west-really-begin-in-america/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 15:56:12 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=8 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/8/where-and-when-did-the-west-really-begin-in-america/feed/ 0 Westward Ho! Would that be westward expansion or conquest? http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/5/westward-ho-would-that-be-expansion-or-conquest/ http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/5/westward-ho-would-that-be-expansion-or-conquest/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 02:05:34 +0000 Old Hoppy http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/?p=5 http://www.lifeintheoldwest.com/5/westward-ho-would-that-be-expansion-or-conquest/feed/ 0