People in THE WEST This interactive biographical dictionary provides concise profiles of the men and women featured in THE WEST. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w40...
People in THE WEST - Alfred H. Terry General Alfred Howe Terry played an important role in the army's long, often ruthless campaign to gain control of the northern plains. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4t...
People in THE WEST - Alice Fletcher A pioneer ethnologist and leader in the movement to bring Native Americans into the mainstream of white society. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4f...
People in THE WEST - Antonio López de Santa Anna The dominant figure in Mexican politics for much of the 19th century, Antonio López de Santa Anna left a legacy of disappointment and disaster by consistently placing his own self-interest above his duty to the nation.
People in THE WEST - Benjamin Singleton A leader in the Great Exodus that brought thousands of African Americans west from the post-Reconstruction South. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w41...
People in THE WEST - Big Foot As the leader of the Miniconjou band massacred at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890... http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4b...