Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 280 Roosevelt, Theodore 1858 1919 United States President (1901-1909) Roosevelt, Teddy The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Produced by Mark Hamann, Yvonne Dailey, Tom Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Winning of the West, Volume 1" by Theodore Roosevelt is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The work explores the historical expansion of English-speaking peoples across America, beginning from the Alleghanies and reaching the Mississippi between 1769 and 1776. Roosevelt aims to illuminate the complex interactions between settlers, Native American tribes, and European powers during this transformative period in American history. The opening of the book sets the stage for an elaborate examination of early American expansionism, highlighting the historical context and sources upon which Roosevelt draws. Roosevelt discusses the wealth of archival materials available to him, which include government documents and personal correspondences from pivotal figures of the time. He emphasizes the significance of events leading to the westward movement and underscores the key players involved, such as frontiersmen, Native American tribes, and European colonizers. Roosevelt's narrative promises to provide detailed accounts of the individuals and battles that shaped the early years of American settlement beyond the Alleghenies, as well as insights into the lasting implications of these historical events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Northwest, Old -- History West (U.S.) -- History United States -- Territorial expansion E151 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 679849 2025-08-05T13:01:36.395747 text/html 679823 679708 2024-11-05T14:50:25.192540 2023-10-05T13:48:30.394638 text/html text/html 337856 2025-08-05T13:01:45.050669 application/epub+zip 348151 2025-08-05T13:01:39.443691 application/epub+zip 332078 2025-08-05T13:01:38.264655 application/epub+zip 613196 2025-08-05T13:01:49.792624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580111 2025-08-05T13:01:44.317631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562744 2022-09-06T17:54:46.072891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646367 2025-08-05T13:01:35.967698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 626629 2024-10-28T19:00:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17393 2025-08-05T13:01:49.926611 application/rdf+xml 15776 2025-08-05T13:01:38.779659 image/jpeg 3776 2025-08-05T13:01:38.533667 image/jpeg 335405 2025-08-05T13:01:36.448730 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia