The American WestBoosters, Remembrances and the Modern West

Lorana Johnson

PROMISES OF BOOSTERS

AVAILABLE LAND MILD CLIMATE “RAIN FOLLOWS THE PLOW” CULTURAL AMENITIES CLOSE BY

This is an exampleof a pamphlet writtenby boosters to encouragemigration to Colorado.

Courtesy of the Western History Collection, DenverPublic Library, C917.8042 D714HE)

Homestead in Colorado

Courtesy of Western History and Genealogy from the Denver Public Library

Booster posterencouragingimmigrationto Kansas.

Courtesy of Kansas State Historical Society HE10ATSF.docpro.1881 #2

HOMESTEAD IN KANSAS A TURKEY FARM

Courtesy of KS HistoricalSociety, FM Steele Collection

Nicodemus, Kansas

Courtesy of Kansas Memory

Courtesy of Kansas Memory

This pamphlet for the town of Nicodemus,Kansas did include thename and address of aperson who could becontacted about the soil,locations and climate.

Drawing of the California Gold Rush

Courtesy of Life Photo Archive Google Images

A View of Death Valley

Courtesy of Western History and Genealogy from the Denver Library

PIONEERS AND THEIR MEMORIES

Courtesy of Western History and Genealogyfrom the Denver Public Library

Courtesy of Western History and Genealogy from the Denver Library

Juliet, John W., and Reverend James Brier

These are three of the people who crossed Death Valley to reach the California gold fields as soon as

possible.

•People want land to own, so they moved west.

•Strong attachments to the settled places were made after overcoming the hardships of moving west.

•They did not want their place (s) to change, but remain as they had created it.

Traits common to both early and modern day immigrants

The West Today Modern day people, as the early pioneers, are searching the West for unspoiled beauty.

Courtesy of Western History and Genealogy from the Denver Public Library

Present day Denver

Modern immigrants may be looking for the spaciouswest, but often find metropolitan areas.

Various cultures have settled theWest

Courtesy of Santa Clara University Archives

Courtesy of Bancroft Library.

Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Which culture should haveclaim to the land?

Whose West is It?

The Native American The Mexican

The African-American

The White Man

The Asian American