The Frontier in American Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0520088441
- ISBN-13
- 9780520088443
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 116
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-09-17
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Authors
- Richard White, Patricia Nelson Limerick
Description
A collection of essays explores the pervasive images of log cabins, wagon trains, cowboys, and Indians in contemporary American culture, examining the reality behind the myths and explaining how and why such images have persisted and their implications. UP.
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