During the course of the nineteenth century, government officials, scientists, and artists traveled to the American West in search of land, resources, and the best overland route for westward expansion. […]

by Nicole Todd
During the course of the nineteenth century, government officials, scientists, and artists traveled to the American West in search of land, resources, and the best overland route for westward expansion. […]
Had it not been for Karl Bodmer’s 1830s drawings of the people and places of the American West, that way of life might have remained shadowy at best. In 2013, […]