The West
As settlers race to claim tribal lands, Native Americans take up the Ghost Dance, trusting in its power to restore a lost way of life until their hopes are crushed at Wounded Knee. The new century marks a new era in the West, an age of aqueducts and smelters. But the West remains what it has always been, a world waiting for a dream.
As the 20th century neared, Americans celebrated with the World Columbian Exposition.
Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a spirit of conformity to the West.
The federal government tightens its grip on the West.
