Chapter 17: The West: Exploiting an Empire

Chapter 17: The West: Exploiting an Empire focuses on:
 * Native Americans
 * Settling the west
 * Western resources

Section Headings

 * 1) Introduction: Lean Bear's Changing Frontier (481)
 * 2) Beyond the Frontier (482)
 * 3) Life of the Plains Indians (483)
 * 4) "As Long as Waters Run": Searching for an Indian Policy (485)
 * 5) Final Battles on the Plains (486)
 * 6) The End of Tribal Life (490)
 * 7) Settlement of the West (492)
 * 8) Men and Women on the Overland Trail (492)
 * 9) Land for the Taking (493)
 * 10) Territorial Government (495)
 * 11) The Spanish-Speaking Southwest (495)
 * 12) The Bonanza West (496)
 * 13) The Mining Bonanza (496)
 * 14) Gold from the Roots Up: The Cattle Bonanza (499)
 * 15) Sodbusters on the Plains: The Farming Bonanza (502)
 * 16) New Farming Methods (503)
 * 17) Discontent on the Farm (504)
 * 18) The Final Fling (506)
 * 19) Conclusion: The Meaning of the West (506)