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Gold Seeker
Adventures of a Belgian Argonaut during the Gold Rush Years
Av Jean-Nicolas Perlot, Howard R. Lamar
Häftad, 1998
755 kr
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“A splendid piece of Americana, for Perlot was a witty, gingery, intelligent man with a sharp eye for significant detail. . . . His book . . . has been translated and thoroughly annotated by the late Helen Harding Bretnor, who deserves the gratitude of all readers with a taste for the history of …
America's Frontier Heritage
Av Ray Allen Billington, William Cronon m. fl.
Häftad, 1975
557 kr
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The hypothesis advanced in Frederick Jackson Turner's famous 1893 essay, The Significance of the Frontier in American History, has been debated by three generations of scholars. The pioneering experience, Turner suggested, accounted for some of the distinctive characteristics of the American …
Charlie Siringo's West
An Interpretive Biography
Häftad, 2020
542 kr
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Charlie Siringo (1855-1928) lived the quintessential life of adventure on the American frontier as a cowboy, Pinkerton detective, writer, and later as a consultant for early western films. Siringo was one of the most attractive, bold, and original characters to live and flourish in the final …
Charlie Siringo's West
An Interpretive Biography
E-bok, 2020
432 kr
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Charlie Siringo (1855–1928) lived the quintessential life of adventure on the American frontier as a cowboy, Pinkerton detective, writer, and later as a consultant for early western films. Siringo was one of the most attractive, bold, and original characters to live and flourish in the final …
Texas Crossings
The Lone Star State and the American Far West, 1836–1986
Häftad, 1991
168 kr
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"Texas is not a place, it is a commotion!" exclaimed one early visitor to the state, underscoring the mobility and "get-ahead" spirit that have always characterized Texas and its people. In these thought-provoking essays, Howard R. Lamar looks specifically at the "crossings" that have characterized …
New Encyclopedia of the American West
Inbunden, 1998
974 kr
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The American West is an evocative term that conjures up images of cowboys and Indians, covered wagons, sheriffs and outlaws, and endless prairies as well as contemporary images ranging from national parks to the oil, aerospace, and film industries. In addition, the West encompasses not only the …
Terra Northwest
Interpreting People and Place
Av Susan Armitage, Kenneth S. Coates m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
252 kr
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Eleven thought-provoking experts from the United States and Canada explore society, culture, and change in the great, resource-laden Northwest. Essays examine the European exploration of the Pacific coast, American and Canadian comparative development, the political and constitutional foundations, …
