The American West (Wiley Desk Reference) - Hardcover

Schweikart, Larry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471401382 ISBN 13: 9780471401384

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

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Book by Larry Schweikart Bradley J Birzer

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An engaging guide to the history and culture of Western America Part of the "Wiley Desk Reference" series, "The American West" provides a comprehensive reference to US history and culture west of the Mississippi River, from pre-Columbian times to the present day. In addition to vivid narrative entries on fascinating subjects like Coronado, the Hudson Bay Company, the Colt Peacemaker, Barry Goldwater, and Microsoft, it includes approximately 100 eyewitness accounts of Western life set off in boxed sidebars. Culled from diaries, letters, and newspapers, the first-person accounts trace the story of the West in the words of its participants. "The American West" fills the need for an authoritative, one-volume popular reference on the American West.

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From the mysteries of the ancient Anasazi to the technological marvels of Silicon Valley, the American West has been a place where legends are made. In this authoritative, single-volume reference, you'll discover the full scope of Western U.S. history and learn the true stories of the people, places, cultures, and events that have been the stuff of legends from pre-Columbian times to the present.

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.

You'll also discover a host of larger-than-life figuresmountain men and movie stars, pioneers and politicians, gunslingers and geologistswho sought and found their fortunes west of the Mississippi and whose exploits helped to create both the reality and the mythology of the American West. You'll meet Billy the Kid and Bill Gates, Kit Carson and Barry Goldwater, Geronimo and Johnny Cash, among many others. And you'll learn about the essential roles of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans in the westward expansion and continuing development of the West.

Supplemented with more than 80 stunning illustrations, including period photos, line drawings, and maps, The American West provides surprising and engrossing details on countless topics such as adobe architecture, the Conestoga wagon, the Bowie knife, and the Colt 45. It also covers famous Western battles, from the Pueblo Uprising to Custer's Last Stand to the L.A. riots of 1992.

In many ways, the history of the West is the history of America itself. The American West gives you fast, fingertip access to every aspect of this immense and ongoing story. It is the must-have reference for students, history buffs, and anyone interested in the West.

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471401382
• ISBN 13: 9780471401384
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 576