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  2. "Go West, young man" is a phrase, the origin of which is often credited to the American author and newspaper editor Horace Greeley, concerning America's expansion westward as related to the concept of Manifest destiny. No one has yet proven who first used this phrase in print.

  3. "GO WEST, YOUNG MAN, GO WEST" was an expression first used by John Babsone Lane Soule in the Terre Haute Express in 1851. It appealed to Horace Greeley , who rephrased it slightly in an editorial in the New York Tribune on 13 July 1865: "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country."

  4. Jul 9, 2015 · J.B.L. Soule — whom an 1890 column in the Chicago Mail claimed was the man who actually coined the phrase “Go west, young man” in 1851 — was educated at Bowdoin College, just down the road from Freeport.

  5. Dec 10, 2012 · Greeley reportedly inspired America’s massive westward expansion in the second half of the 19th century by urging: “Go West young man; go West and grow up with the country.” My ancestor Mary Jane heeded his advice and visited California around 1869-1870 with her second husband, Jesse Turner Hanks, a successful gold miner.

  6. Nov 21, 2019 · They filed claims in all five states of the Northwest Territory, in several southeastern states, and in every state, except Texas, west of the Mississippi River—affecting 30 of today’s 50 states. More than 270 million acres passed into private hands under homestead provisions.

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  7. Oct 28, 2023 · The quote "Go West, young man" attributed to Aaron Burr has long been hailed as a call to adventure, a directive to explore new frontiers and embrace the possibilities that lie beyond. This simple yet powerful statement encapsulates the spirit of manifest destiny that prevailed during the 19th century. In its straightforward interpretation, the ...

  8. Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, wrote this letter in 1871 to R. L. Sanderson, a young correspondent who had requested career advice. Greeley, a great supporter of westward expansion, shared the national conviction that it was the manifest destiny of America to conquer and civilize the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific ...

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