Doctrine & destiny in motion:  George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879)

• Often depicted (and exaggerated) both the dangers & pleasures of ìthe Westî to cater to eastern-coast tastes for romantic images of western expansion

The Concealed Enemy (1845) Pohl p.168

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri (1845) -- Pohl p.169

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