... . Pushing back the darkness, a radiant manifest destiny, embodied by an allegorical female figure, leads settlers, wagons, and railroads across the Great Plains. This image was used to illustrate a popular travel book, the New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide, the purpose of which was to encourage immigration in the West. This small painting is an example of the way in which ... in her hair -. She left the eastern cities behind, passed the Allegheny Mountains, crossed the Mississippi river and continues her race to the West . In her right hand, she holds a book, a symbol for educ...

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