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Mcgraw Hill — Investor Presentation (2012)
27 slides from Mcgraw Hill's investor presentation, 2012
Slide 1: Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e Chapter 16: The Conquest of the Far West
Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e Chapter 16: The Conquest of the Far West
Slide 2: Highlights
Highlights The Societies of the Far West The Changing Western Economy The Romance of the West The Dispersal of the Tribes The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer 2 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 3: The Societies of the Far West
The Societies of the Far West Cowboy of the West (The Palma Collection/Getty Images) 3 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 4: The Societies of the Far West: The Western Tribes
The Societies of the Far West The Western Tribes – Caste System – Plains Indians – Economic Importance of the Buffalo – Indian Weaknesses Buffalo runners (Library of Congress) 4 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 5: The Societies of the Far West: Hispanic New Mexico
The Societies of the Far West Hispanic New Mexico – Taos Indian Rebellion – Hispanic Resistance Taos, New Mexico (Royalty Free/CORBIS) 5 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 6: The Societies of the Far West: Hispanic California and Texas
The Societies of the Far West Hispanic California and Texas – Decline of Mission Society – Declining Status of Hispanics 6 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 7: The Societies of the Far West: The Chinese Migration
The Societies of the Far West The Chinese Migration – Racism – Building the Transcontinental Railroad – Establishment of “Chinatowns” Early Chinatown (Library of Congress) 7 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 8: The Societies of the Far West: Anti-Chinese Sentiments
The Societies of the Far West Anti-Chinese Sentiments – Anti-Coolie Clubs – Chinese Exclusion Act – Chinese Resistance A Chinese family in San Francisco (National Archives and Records Administration) 8 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 9: The Societies of the Far West: Migration from the East
The Societies of the Far West Migration from the East – Homestead Act – Government Assistance Norwegian settlers in the 1890s (Library of Congress) 9 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 10: The Changing Western Economy: Labor in the West
The Changing Western Economy Labor in the West – Limited Social Mobility – Racially Stratified Working Class Immigrant orange pickers in Los Angeles (Library of Congress) 10 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 11: The Changing Western Economy: Arrival of the Miners
The Changing Western Economy The Arrival of the Miners – Life Cycle of a Mining Boom – Comstock Load – Gender Imbalance 11 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 12: Mining Towns, 1848-1883
The Changing Western Economy Mining Towns, 1848-1883 12 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 13: The Changing Western Economy: The Cattle Kingdom
The Changing Western Economy The Cattle Kingdom – Mexican Origins – Chisholm Trail – Political Gains for Women Cowboys on a “long drive” (Library of Congress) 13 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 14: The Cattle Kingdom, c. 1866-1887
The Changing Western Economy The Cattle Kingdom, c. 1866-1887 14 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 15: The Romance of the West
The Romance of the West The Western Landscape – “Rocky Mountain School” The Cowboy Culture – Myth of the Cowboy Panorama of Lake Chelan, WA, 1908 (Library of Congress) 15 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 16: The Romance of the West: The Idea of the Frontier
The Romance of the West The Idea of the Frontier – Romantic Image of the West – Frederic Remington 16 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 17: The Romance of the West: Mountain valley
The Romance of the West Mountain valley (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) 17 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 18: The Romance of the West: Buffalo Bill's Wild West poster
The Romance of the West Poster for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show (Library of Congress) 18 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 19: The Romance of the West: Frederick Jackson Turner
The Romance of the West Fredrick Jackson Turner – Turner’s Frontier Thesis The Loss of Utopia – Psychological Loss 19 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 20: The Dispersal of the Tribes: White Tribal Policies
The Dispersal of the Tribes White Tribal Policies – “Concentration” Policy – Poorly Administered Reservations – Decimation of the Buffalo Hunting Bison on the Plains (Library of Congress) 20 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 21: The Dispersal of the Tribes: The Indian Wars
The Dispersal of the Tribes The Indian Wars – Indian Resistance – Sand Creek Massacre – “Indian Hunting” – Little Bighorn – Chief Joseph – “Ghost Dance” – Wounded Knee Chief Little Crow, 1851 (Library of Congress) 21 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 22: The Indian Frontier
The Dispersal of the Tribes The Indian Frontier 22 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 23: The Dispersal of the Tribes: The Dawes Act
The Dispersal of the Tribes The Dawes Act – Assimilation 23 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 24: The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer: Farming on the Plains
The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer Farming on the Plains – Key Role of the Railroad – Barbed Wire – Drought – Hard Times for Farmers Drought (© Creatas/PunchStock) 24 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 25: Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad
The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad (Royalty-Free/CORBIS) 25 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 26: The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer: Commercial Agriculture
The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer Commercial Agriculture – Consequences of Overproduction The Farmers’ Grievances The Agrarian Malaise – Isolation 26 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Slide 27: The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer: Oregon barn
The Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer Oregon barn (Glen Allison/ Getty Images) 27 © 2012, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.