The Homestead Act of 1862: A Primary Source History of the Settlement of the American Heartland in the Late 19th...
- ISBN-10
- 1404201785
- ISBN-13
- 9781404201781
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-08-15
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Jason Porterfield
Description
Primary source documents discuss the creation of the Homestead Act that allowed pioneers headed West a piece of land to settle on and build a new life.
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