The Essential West

Author : Elliott West
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806188227
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential West written by Elliott West and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars and enthusiasts of western American history have praised Elliott West as a distinguished historian and an accomplished writer, and this book proves them right on both counts. Capitalizing on West’s wide array of interests, this collection of his essays touches on topics ranging from viruses and the telegraph to children, bison, and Larry McMurtry. Drawing from the past three centuries, West weaves the western story into that of the nation and the world beyond, from Kansas and Montana to Haiti, Africa, and the court of Louis XV. Divided into three sections, the volume begins with conquest. West is not the first historian to write about Lewis and Clark, but he is the first to contrast their expedition with Mungo Park’s contemporaneous journey in Africa. “The Lewis and Clark expedition,” West begins, “is one of the most overrated events in American history—and one of the most revealing.” The humor of this insightful essay is a chief characteristic of the whole book, which comprises ten chapters previously published in major journals and magazines—but revised for this edition—and four brand-new ones. West is well known for his writings about frontier family life, especially the experiences of children at work and play. Fans of his earlier books on these subjects will not be disappointed. In a final section, he looks at the West of myth and imagination, in part to show that our fantasies about the West are worth studying precisely because they have been so at odds with the real West. In essays on buffalo, Jesse James and the McMurtry novel Lonesome Dove, West directs his formidable powers to subjects that continue to shape our understanding—and often our misunderstanding—of the American West, past and present.

Author : Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684823748
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential C. S. Lewis written by Clive Staples Lewis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1996 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides three complete works and selections from Lewis's autobiography, adult fiction, religious and philosophical writings, criticism, poetry, and letters

Author : David M. Wrobel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521192013
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's West written by David M. Wrobel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the regional history of the American West in relation to the rest of the United States, emphasizing cultural and political history.

Author : Editors of PUNCH
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 039957932X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Cocktail Book written by Editors of PUNCH and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable atlas of the best cocktail recipes—each fully photographed—for classic and modern drinks, whether shaken, stirred, up, or on the rocks. How do you create the perfect daiquiri? In what type of glass should you serve a whiskey sour? What exactly is an aperitif cocktail? A compendium for both home and professional bartenders, The Essential Cocktail Book answers all of these questions and more—through recipes, lore and techniques for 150 drinks, both modern and classic.

Author : Landon Y. Jones
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060011599
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Lewis and Clark written by Landon Y. Jones and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-03-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark remain the single most important document in the history of American exploration. Through these tales of adventure, edited and annotated by American Book Award nominee Landon Jones, we meet Indian peoples and see the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and western rivers the way Lewis and Clark first observed them -- majestic, pristine, uncharted, and awe-inspiring.

Author : Nicholas L. Waddy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351689592
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Guide to Western Civilization written by Nicholas L. Waddy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Guide to Western Civilization offers a concise overview of European history developed to suit the undergraduate Western Civilization curriculum. Author Nicholas L. Waddy provides an accessible account of major developments in European history in a flexible format. The book will serve as a core text for instructors wishing to build a syllabus including primary sources, articles, and visual materials of their own choosing. Discussion questions and a list of key terms at the end of each chapter will help to guide conversation and assist students in navigating the Western Civilization survey.

Author : Elliott West
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Contested Plains written by Elliott West and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deftly retracing a pivotal chapter in one of America's most dramatic stories, Elliott West chronicles the struggles, triumphs and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams of greatness in the heart of the continent.

Author : Sunset
Publisher : Oxmoor House
ISBN 13 : 9780376027993
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sunset Essential Western Cookbook written by Sunset and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the foods that define the way we live in the West. Cook your way through culinary treasures like San Francisco's Mission-style burrito and Southern California's fish taco, New Mexican chile verde and the Northwest's huckleberry cobbler - Western flavors that have a place on every table, anywhere. In this book, you'll find: More than 150 recipes, from cowboy cookery to California cuisine Fresh, local ingredients combined with easy prep for boldly flavored dishes Step-by-step instructions for techniques like rolling sushi and making dim sum Stories about the origins of Western foods from avocados to oranges and Caesar salad to fortune cookies

Author : Novella Carpenter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101559322
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Urban Farmer written by Novella Carpenter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "how-to" guide for a new generation of farmers from the author of Farm City and a leading urban garden educator. In this indispensable guide, Farm City author Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal share their experience as successful urban farmers and provide practical blueprints-complete with rich visual material-for novice and experienced growers looking to bring the principles of ethical food to the city streets. The Essential Urban Farmer guides readers from day one to market day, advising on how to find the perfect site, design a landscape, and cultivate crops. For anyone who has ever grown herbs on windowsills, or tomatoes on fire escapes, this is an invaluable volume with the potential to change our menus, our health, and our cities forever.

Author : Oxford Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Desk Reference written by Oxford Staff and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handy resource includes lists, chronologies, statistics, and diagrams related to world geography, the United States, science and medicine, arts and leisure, major prizes, and work and home. Some topics are: major religious holidays and festivals, international dialing codes and city codes, world travel requirements for US citizens, 125 significant American plays and musicals, pro football hall of fame, US national military sites, classic foreign-language films, major painters and sculptors, layers of the earth's atmosphere, 10 strongest world earthquakes, and endangered US animals and birds. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR