print email comment close Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion 1820-1890 URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/mymhihtml/ Description: A selection of archival materials from Connecticut's Mystic Seaport Museum, including "logbooks, diaries, letters, business papers, and published narratives of voyages and travels," providing "a rich look at the events, culture, beliefs, and personal experiences associated with the settlement of California, Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by subject, name (author), and title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Publisher: Library of Congress Library of Congress Subject Headings: Seafaring life United States -- History -- 19th century United States -- Territorial expansion Voyages to the Pacific Coast LII Database Information: Record 8841 created by Tom McGibney on 03/16/2002 Last modification on 03/24/2003 Published: 03/16/2002   Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8841