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Kindred Spirits -Asher Brown Durand
In the mid-19th century, Americans held the belief that it was their calling from God (Manifest Destiny) to expand westward. -
Home by the Lake -Frederic Edwin Church
As seen in this piece, pioneers began venturing west and inhabiting river banks. -
Twilight on the Plains, Platte River, Colorado -Worthington Whittredge
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Sentinel Rock, Yosemite -William Keith
Two explorers survey uncharted land in the Appalachian Mountains. -
Green River Cliffs, Wyoming -Thomas Moran
Indians are shown here riding domesticated horses. Behind this, it shows that Indians had begun to adopt American ideas. -
The Indian and the Lily -George De Forest Brush
Here, a native Ameriacn is shown elegantly reaching down to touch a Lily.
