The Homestead Act of 1862: A Primary Source History of the Settlement of the American Heartland...Late 19th Century
by Porterfield, Jason
Series:Primary Sources in American History · Primary Source
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AR Book Level
7.9
AR Points
2
Word Count
9,852
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
84185 EN
About this book
This book chronicles the history of the Homestead Act of 1862, which offered settlers up to one hundred sixty acres of land in the American Plains, and describes the lives of homesteaders, including new immigrants, women, and freed slaves.
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