HIST 2015 South Pass & Wind River Basin History
This course is a historical overview of South Pass, the Sweetwater and Wind River Country. This course examines: the prehistoric and historic roles of the Great South Pass through the Rocky Mountains; its place in the development of the American nation during the great Migration; unique local race and women's rights issues; and the experiences, lives and historic roles of peoples who lived in the neighboring valleys of the Sweetwater and Wind River in shaping their own homes and the nation. (3 lect.)