ADV 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Donner Party, Action Hero
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Daniel boone: above other qualities, was a dreamer. Lewis and clark, through rockies; starved but 16yo sacagawea girl saved them. Beavers: frontier currency. (thick fur thanks to cold rockies water, millions here after hunted to near extinction in europe. ) Confidence of american spirit: didn"t even consider he wouldn"t make it, got stitched up. Follow new tracks west in tidal wave of hope (land of opportunity); great mass migration. Less pioneer then and more american dream (wanted better good life) Wagons collected rain, reused mule fuel etc. Gold fever changes west and character again. Alamo/mexican superpower: americans outnumber 10 to 1 and want independence in texas where invited in, mexicans stem flood at alamo and kill. Davy crockett but lets kids and women go to tell stay out but they say. Get past there to ca, where instantly becomes v important as magma etc makes goooold. Price of living skyrockets compared to east thanks to gold but still people come.
