Private Collection / Smithsonian American Art Museum At the start of the 19th century, the United States was still a place where many people ate what they grew and many women made the family clothes.

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The film recounts the travel adventures of a young blacksmith's apprentice in the early 1840s as he embarks on a journey from his village in Eastern New York to join his family in Illinois.

Thousands upon thousands of poor but hopeful travelers set out for America, in search of a better life. Railroads ... Many mid-19th century French immigrants were political refugees who left ...

whose famously violent 19th century feud has shaped perceptions of Appalachian life. The feud between the Hatfields and McCoys is perhaps the most famous family conflict in American history.