American West A New Interpretive History

Name: American West A New Interpretive History
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ISBN: 9780300078350

ISBN-10: 0300078358

ISBN-13: 9780300078350

Edition: 2000

Authors: John Mack Faragher, Robert V. Hine

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This survey of frontier history traces the story from the first Columbian contacts between Indians and Europeans to the modern multicultural encounters. It examines topics such as western landscapes, environmental movements, literature, arts and film.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 1/11/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 632
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Dreams and Homelands



A New World Begins



Contest of Cultures



The Struggle of Empires



The Land and Its Markers



The Fur Trade



From Texas to Oregon



War and Destiny



Mining Frontiers



The Power of the Road



Open Range



The Safety Valve



A Search for Community



The Urban Frontier



Plunder and Preservation



Myth of the West



The Frontier and West in Our Time


Notes


Index