[iowamark]

Before Fort Sumter, when Americans wanted land from Indians, they bought it.

Is there anyone who is actually ignorant enough of history to believe this?

[Little Bill]

My family went West in the 1840’s, I don't.

[texmexis best]

Actually, they did buy it.

The West was quite mild. Everyone was busy trying to make a buck and sometimes survival was pretty tough.

The Wild, Wild West was constructed by Eastern journalists to make larger sales of their newpapers. Most of them were good fiction writers, but pretty bad journalists. Sound familiar?

You have to read the books written by explorers, Kit Carson, Jim Bridger and others (General Custer)to get a real sense of the west. Basically farmers, ranchers and shopkeepers tending to their businesses.

[Mariner]

"Before Fort Sumter, when Americans wanted land from Indians, they bought it."

tell it to the Cherokee, Choctaw and Seminole who walked the trail of tears