#westward

The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history. ↗

— Frank Waters

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#american history #blot #expansion #history #joke

The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare. ↗

— John Moody

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#border #coast #contain #could #form