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- ISBN
- 030013620X
- EAN
- 9780300136203
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- Type
- Paperback
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- Frontiers: A Short History of the American West (The Lamar Ser...
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- Robert V. Hine
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
030013620X
ISBN-13
9780300136203
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038278334
Product Key Features
Book Title
Frontiers : a Short History of the American West
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / General
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
The LaMar Series in Western History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"From the Caribbean to Canada and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, this marvelous survey spotlights the unexpected twists and turns that occurred when peoples met and mingled and how from these cultural encounters emerged today''s American West. Hine and Faragher find in our frontier history the key to ''our common past'' and a ''blueprint for our common future.''"--Stephen Aron, Department of History, UCLA, "A concise history of the American frontier West written by two of its foremost historians, paying special attention to the impacts on and relations among diverse races and cultures, including women's roles and perspectives. . . . Highly recommended for public and school libraries in need of a basic, up-to-date overview of American frontier history."-- Library Journal "As a short, single-volume summation of the current state of historical scholarship on the American West, it is probably unmatched by any other book available today."--Karl Jacoby, Great Plains Quarterly "A lively, as well as authoritative, short history of the American West."--Richard H. Dillon, Signals From Telegraph Hill "Smart, lively, and lucid, this book takes a sweeping, expansive view of the American West, offering anyone a fine point of departure for exploring the many paths into the past."--Gregory Nobles, author of American Frontiers: Cultural Encounters and Continental Conquest "There is simply no better first journey into the vast terrain of Western history than this lively, learned, clear-eyed volume. Another winner for Hine and Faragher."--Virginia Scharff, University of New Mexico, Autry National Center "From the Caribbean to Canada and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, this marvelous survey spotlights the unexpected twists and turns that occurred when peoples met and mingled and how from these cultural encounters emerged today's American West. Hine and Faragher find in our frontier history the key to 'our common past' and a 'blueprint for our common future.'"--Stephen Aron, Department of History, UCLA, "There is simply no better first journey into the vast terrain of Western history than this lively, learned, clear-eyed volume. Another winner for Hine and Faragher."-Virginia Scharff, University of New Mexico, Autry National Center, "A concise history of the American frontier West written by two of its foremost historians, paying special attention to the impacts on and relations among diverse races and cultures, including women's roles and perspectives. . . . Highly recommended for public and school libraries in need of a basic, up-to-date overview of American frontier history."-- Library Journal "As a short, single-volume summation of the current state of historical scholarship on the American West, it is probably unmatched by any other book available today."--Karl Jacoby, Great Plains Quarterly "A lively, as well as authoritative, short history of the American West."--Richard H. Dillon, Signals From Telegraph Hill Selected as a 2008 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries "Smart, lively, and lucid, this book takes a sweeping, expansive view of the American West, offering anyone a fine point of departure for exploring the many paths into the past."--Gregory Nobles, author of American Frontiers: Cultural Encounters and Continental Conquest "There is simply no better first journey into the vast terrain of Western history than this lively, learned, clear-eyed volume. Another winner for Hine and Faragher."--Virginia Scharff, University of New Mexico, Autry National Center "From the Caribbean to Canada and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, this marvelous survey spotlights the unexpected twists and turns that occurred when peoples met and mingled and how from these cultural encounters emerged today's American West. Hine and Faragher find in our frontier history the key to 'our common past' and a 'blueprint for our common future.'"--Stephen Aron, Department of History, UCLA
Dewey Decimal
978
Synopsis
A concise edition of the authors' definitive history of the American West, updated and rewritten for a popular audience "From the Caribbean to Canada and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, this marvelous survey spotlights the unexpected twists and turns that occurred when peoples met and mingled and how from these cultural encounters emerged today's American West. Hine and Faragher find in our frontier history the key to 'our common past' and a 'blueprint for our common future.'"--Stephen Aron, Department of History, UCLA Published in 2000 to critical acclaim, The American West: A New Interpretive History quickly became the standard in college history classrooms. Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faragher here offer a concise edition of their classic text, freshly updated. Lauded for their lively and elegant writing, the authors provide a grand survey of the colorful history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Frontiers introduces the diverse peoples and cultures of the American West and explores how men and women of different ethnic groups were affected when they met, mingled, and often clashed. Hine and Faragher present the complexities of the American West--as frontier and region, real and imagined, old and new. Showcasing the distinctive voices and experiences of frontier characters, they explore topics ranging from early exploration to modern environmentalism, drawing expansively from a wide range of sources. With four galleries of fascinating illustrations drawn from Yale University's premier Collection of Western Americana, some published here for the first time, this book will be treasured by every reader with an interest in the unique saga of the American West., A new edition of the authors' definitive history of the American West, updated and rewritten for a popular audience Published in 2000 to critical acclaim, The American West: A New Interpretive History quickly became the standard in college history courses. Now Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faragher offer a concise edition of their classic, freshly updated. Lauded for their lively and elegant writing, the authors provide a grand survey of the colorful history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Frontiers introduces the diverse peoples and cultures of the American West and explores how men and women of different ethnic groups were affected when they met, mingled, and often clashed. Hine and Faragher present the complexities of the American West--as frontier and region, real and imagined, old and new. Showcasing the distinctive voices and experiences of frontier characters, they explore topics ranging from early exploration to modern environmentalism, drawing expansively from a wide range of sources. With four galleries of fascinating illustrations drawn from Yale University's premier Collection of Western Americana, some published here for the first time, this book will be treasured by every reader with an interest in the unique saga of the American West.
LC Classification Number
F591
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