This thesis examines the history of the fur trade in the American northwest during the first half of the nineteenth century.

This thesis examines newspapers and correspondence of public men in the era of the Mexican war to provide some answers to pertinent questions regarding the South's role in the Mexican War. It attempts to reveal to some degree whether Southerners uniformly supported the war, whether their support arose from an expansionist sentiment or a desire to extend the area of slavery, whether any strong opposition to the war existed in the South, and why they supported or opposed it.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Texas at Dallas, 2007. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-75)