01979cam a2200397 4500 9769527 TxAuBib 20040929120000.0 ||||||s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 2003024434 9781404201781 library binding 1404201785 library binding TxAuBib Porterfield, Jason. The Homestead Act of 1862 : a primary source history of the settlement of the American Heartland in the late 19th century / Jason Porterfield. 1st ed. New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2005. 64 p : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cm. Primary sources in American history Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-61) and index. The vast frontier -- Crossing the plains -- The long trail -- Settling down -- Closing the frontier. Chronicles the history of the Homestead Act of 1862 which offered settlers up to one hundred sixty acres of land in the American Plains and invoked a horde of prospective homesteaders including new immigrants, women, and freed slaves. 8.9 Follett Library Resources. 5-8. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.) Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.) Homestead law West (U.S.) History 19th century Juvenile literature. Homestead law West (U.S.) Public lands West (U.S.) History 19th century Juvenile literature. Public lands West (U.S.) Land settlement West (U.S.) History 19th century Juvenile literature. Land settlement West (U.S.) West (U.S) History Juvenile literature. West (U.S) History. Primary sources in American history.