Using the history of Westward Expansion, which you’ve read in Eric Foner’s Chapter 16, write a one-page response to and interpretation of “Gold Rush Brides,” its music and lyrics.
6286Use Foner’s narrative to analyze the song’s various meanings and references to the experience of American history. In other words, please consider the themes of the song and how you might interpret its meaning using Eric Foner’s chapter on Westward Expansion and the Gilded Age. Be...