The World Of The American West 2 Volumes

Author : Gordon Morris Bakken
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of the American West [2 volumes] written by Gordon Morris Bakken and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing everything from the details of everyday life to recreation and warfare, this two-volume work examines the social, political, intellectual, and material culture of the American "Old West," from the California Gold Rush of 1849 to the end of the 19th century. What was life really like for ordinary people in the Old West? What did they eat, wear, and think? How did they raise their children? How did they interact with government? What did they do for fun? This encyclopedia provides readers with an engaging and detailed portrayal of the Old West through the examination of social, cultural, and material history. Supported by the most current research, the multivolume set explores various aspects of social history—family, politics, religion, economics, and recreation—to illuminate aspects of a society's emotional life, interactions, opinions, views, beliefs, intimate relationships, and connections between the individual and the greater world. Readers will be exposed to both objective reality and subjective views of a particular culture; as a result, they can create a cohesive, accurate impression of life in the Old West during the second half of the 1800s.

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Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the American West, 1803-1879 written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1982 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Bend This compact handbook, which is a part of the official National Park Handbook series is divided into 3 sections. Part 1 provides a brief introduction and history of Big Bend Big Bend National Park, including such major attractions a the Rio Grande River, the Chihuahuan Desert, and the Chisos Mountains; part 2 concentrates on the area's natural beauty and history; and part 3 presents an authoritative travel guide and reference materials.

Author : Larry Schweikart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American West written by Larry Schweikart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This comprehensive sourcebook is divided into five major sections, each covering an important historical period. Within each section, you'll find vivid, well-written narrative entries covering a wide range of fascinating subjects, including the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Trail, the California Gold Rush, and the Oklahoma Dust Bowl. In addition, eyewitness accounts taken from letters, diaries, and public documents put you in the center of the action as the broad sweep of history unfolds.".

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Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the American West written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joan Carpenter Troccoli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988177406
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Painters and the American West written by Joan Carpenter Troccoli and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William F. Deverell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520965205
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shaped by the West, Volume 2 written by William F. Deverell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaped by the West is a two-volume primary source reader that rewrites the history of the United States through a western lens. America’s expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. William Deverell and Anne F. Hyde provide a nuanced look at the past, balancing topics in society and politics and representing all kinds of westerners—black and white, native and immigrant, male and female, powerful and powerless—from more than twenty states across the West and the shifting frontier. The sources included reflect the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, beginning with the pre-Columbian era in Volume 1 and taking us to the twenty-first century in Volume 2. Together, these volumes cover first encounters, conquests and revolts, indigenous land removal, slavery and labor, race, ethnicity and gender, trade and diplomacy, industrialization, migration and immigration, and changing landscapes and environments. Key Features & Benefits: Expertly curated personal letters, government documents, editorials, photos, and never before published materials offer lively, vivid introductions to the tools of history. Annotations, captions, and brief essays provide accessible entry points to an extraordinarily wide range of themes—adding context and perspective from leaders in the field. Highlights connections between western and national histories to foster critical thinking about America’s diverse past and today’s challenging issues.

Author : Oswald Spengler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195066340
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Decline of the West written by Oswald Spengler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spengler's work describes how we have entered into a centuries-long "world-historical" phase comparable to late antiquity, and his controversial ideas spark debate over the meaning of historiography.

Author : Clyde A. Milner
Publisher : Major Problems in American His
ISBN 13 : 9780669415803
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Major Problems in the History of the American West written by Clyde A. Milner and published by Major Problems in American His. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of essays and documents brings to life the major topics in American western and frontier history from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

Author : Jay H. Buckley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorers of the American West written by Jay H. Buckley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-03-28 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-century American West—through the eyes of the explorers who saw it for the first time. This volume brings together book excerpts, maps, and illustrations from 12 explorers from the 19th century, highlighting their lives and contributions. Arranged chronologically, the 10 chapters focus on individual explorers, with biographies and background information about and document excerpts from each person. The chapters offer analyses of each document's relevance to the historical period, geographic knowledge, and cultural perspective. This guide shares the important contributions from explorers like Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Jedediah Smith, James P. Beckwourth, John C. Fremont, Susan Magoffin, and John Wesley Powell. It also nurtures readers' historical literacy by modeling historians' methods of analyzing primary sources. Readers will see new and familiar events from different perspectives, including that of a woman traveling along the Santa Fe Trail, one of the most famous African American mountain men, and a Civil War veteran, among many others.

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Publisher : Cambria Press
ISBN 13 : 1621968677
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrating the American West written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: