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The Frontier in American Culture

by Richard White

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Publisher Comments:

"In this beautifully illustrated volume, two of the nation's leading western historians offer brilliant and provocative insight into why the frontier has had such a longstanding and problematic hold on American national thought. Their book is a pleasure both to read and to look at and deserves a wide audience."--William Cronon, Frederick Jackson Turner Professor of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison

"The authors . . . demonstrate a keen awareness of the critical and complex relationship between history and legend in the American West and its consequences for modern Americans. Finely crafted with scholarship and good humor, their thoughtful and provocative ruminations lend fresh insight into the shaping and propagation of America's frontier legacy."--B. Byron Price, National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center

Synopsis:

Cowboys, Indians, log cabins, wagon trains. These and other images associated with stories about the frontier maintain a constant presence in our lives. This book explores our national preoccupation with frontier images, metaphors, stories, and reenactments.

About the Author

Richard White is McClelland Professor of Pacific Northwest History at the University of Washington. Patricia Nelson Limerick is Professor of History at the University of Colorado. James R. Grossman is Director of the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

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ISBN:
9780520088443
Editor:
Grossman, James R.
With:
Limerick, Patricia Nelson
Editor:
Grossman, James R.
Author:
White, Richard
Author:
Limerick, Patricia Nelson
Publisher:
University of California Press
Location:
Chicago :
Subject:
History
Subject:
United States - 19th Century/Old West
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:
Buffalo bill, 1846-1917
Subject:
State
Subject:
West
Subject:
West (U.S.) History Exhibitions.
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
US History-19th Century
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
v. 5-6
Publication Date:
19941031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
116
Dimensions:
9.95x6.98x.44 in. .90 lbs.

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