Quest for the West

The Quest for the West is an epic, historical poem in verse. It starts with the first thirteen colonies becoming states. The poem continues telling the story of how each state was formed as the government acquired territories across a newly developing country. As the states and territories came to the nation, the population moved westward, opening new settlements. The first challenge was the Appalachian Mountains. People had to find ways to move entire families, with their goods, into and o...