Question

Horace Greeley is attributed in the New York Tribune by saying, “Go west, young man, and grow up with the country." What might be out west in the mid-1800s? Are only young men moving west? What does he mean by ‘grow up with the country?’ If you were alive during the mid-1800s, would you take Greeley’s advice? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

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, related to the then-popular concept of Manifest Destiny. No one has yet proven who first used this phrase in print.