The American West: A New Interpretive History: Second Edition
- ISBN-10
- 0300185170
- ISBN-13
- 9780300185171
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 520
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-08-08
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Authors
- Robert V. Hine, John Mack Faragher, Jon T. Coleman
Description
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.
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