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Making of the American West: People and Perspectives

Peter C. Mancall

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Making of the American West surveys the experiences of major social groups in the lands from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from the United States' penetration of the region in the early 19th century to its incorporation into national political, economic, and cultural fabric by the early 20th century.

This revealing volume offers fascinating portraits of the people and institutions that drove the Western conquest , as well as of those who resisted conquest or hoped for the emergence of a different society . Throughout, expert contributors continually return to the growing myth of the West and the impact of its promise of freedom and opportunity on those who sought to "Americanize" it.

Language: English

Pages: 372

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Release: May 15, 2007

ISBN: 1851097635

ISBN 13: 9781851097630

Making of the American West: People and Perspectives

Peter C. Mancall

0/5 ( ratings)

Making of the American West surveys the experiences of major social groups in the lands from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from the United States' penetration of the region in the early 19th century to its incorporation into national political, economic, and cultural fabric by the early 20th century.

This revealing volume offers fascinating portraits of the people and institutions that drove the Western conquest , as well as of those who resisted conquest or hoped for the emergence of a different society . Throughout, expert contributors continually return to the growing myth of the West and the impact of its promise of freedom and opportunity on those who sought to "Americanize" it.

Language: English

Pages: 372

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Release: May 15, 2007

ISBN: 1851097635

ISBN 13: 9781851097630

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