Basic Illustrated History of America #07-226X

Part of Pendulum Press's *Basic Illustrated History of America* series, this 1976 volume covers the turbulent three decades from 1830 to 1860 — the era of westward expansion and mounting national tensions that set the stage for the Civil War. The cover art by E. R. Cruz presents a vivid collage of the period: portrait vignettes of figures from the era frame a dramatic central scene of covered wagons and struggling oxen on the frontier trail, with additional vignettes depicting pioneers and laborers of the time. Writer Naunerle Farr and Cruz bring the conflicts between Americans and Mexico over Texas and the southwestern territories to life in an illustrated format that makes this charged chapter of U.S. history genuinely accessible.