This poster is a sort of advertisement HIGHLIGHTING many benefits of SETTLING in South Kansas thanks to newly-COMPLETED railway.It obviously TARGETS ( would-be ) farmers in its sales PITCH. ( argumentaire de ventes )South Kansas is indeed presented as the « land of MILK and HONEY» , rich in natural resources ( « stock /pure and abundant water » ). The repeated USE of superlative forms such as « the best thing in the West / the Best Stock country » EMPHASIZES the many ASSETS ( atouts ) of this « land of plenty » where newcomers will be BLESSED with « excellent health and a temperate climate » .By DEPICTING the land before and after the arrival of the settlers, this poster borrows from the CORE values ( les valeurs essentielles, principales… ) of Manifest Destiny, a doctrine according to WHICH it was the settlers’ DUTY to work the land which the natives did not DESERVE Thanks to their hard work, the new-comers will UNDOUBTEDLY be able to TAME the land and become PROSPEROUS in the West ( their expected profits are indeed mentioned twice).It is NEEDLESS to say that the many TRIALS awaiting / expecting the settlers; the Indian raids, cattle and steer THEFTS, the hostile environment and the sense of isolation / loneliness are not mentioned.Such posters were COMMON after the Homestead Act (1862) allowed any hardworking settler or FREED slave -no matter their sex or country of origin -to be granted a 160 -acre piece of land PROVIDED ( à condition ) they farmed it for 5 years. Railroad companies had also been GRANTED enormous acreage of federal land and also PURCHASED huge territories ‘for a song’ from the Indians.Their agents were therefore ENTITLED ( autorisé à ) to sell land at an attractive price and offered a couple of VALUABLE services likehelping settlers locate the lands most SUITABLE for them. They even offered to transport them and all of their BELONGINGS for free or for heavily reduced RATES.The completion of the railroadPAVED the way ( à ouvert la voie )for more Indians land spoliation and the DEMISE of the buffalo herds.
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This poster is a sort of advertisement HIGHLIGHTING many benefits of SETTLING in South Kansas thanks to newly-COMPLETED railway.It obviously TARGETS ( would-be ) farmers in its sales PITCH. ( argumentaire de ventes )South Kansas is indeed presented as the « land of MILK and HONEY» , rich in natural resources ( « stock /pure and abundant water » ). The repeated USE of superlative forms such as « the best thing in the West / the Best Stock country » EMPHASIZES the many ASSETS ( atouts ) of this « land of plenty » where newcomers will be BLESSED with « excellent health and a temperate climate » .By DEPICTING the land before and after the arrival of the settlers, this poster borrows from the CORE values ( les valeurs essentielles, principales… ) of Manifest Destiny, a doctrine according to WHICH it was the settlers’ DUTY to work the land which the natives did not DESERVE Thanks to their hard work, the new-comers will UNDOUBTEDLY be able to TAME the land and become PROSPEROUS in the West ( their expected profits are indeed mentioned twice).It is NEEDLESS to say that the many TRIALS awaiting / expecting the settlers; the Indian raids, cattle and steer THEFTS, the hostile environment and the sense of isolation / loneliness are not mentioned.Such posters were COMMON after the Homestead Act (1862) allowed any hardworking settler or FREED slave -no matter their sex or country of origin -to be granted a 160 -acre piece of land PROVIDED ( à condition ) they farmed it for 5 years. Railroad companies had also been GRANTED enormous acreage of federal land and also PURCHASED huge territories ‘for a song’ from the Indians.Their agents were therefore ENTITLED ( autorisé à ) to sell land at an attractive price and offered a couple of VALUABLE services likehelping settlers locate the lands most SUITABLE for them. They even offered to transport them and all of their BELONGINGS for free or for heavily reduced RATES.The completion of the railroad PAVED the way ( à ouvert la voie )for more Indians land spoliation and the DEMISE of the buffalo herds.