The beginning of the nineteenth century represents a time when America passed into a headlong rush for empire and when athe Westa loomed large as a dream for some and a nightmare for others, an era that irrevocably shaped the new American nation in the two hundred years that followed. Whoever the storyteller in the aftermath of that encounteranative or newcomerathe stories all soon revolved around a common theme: the coming of the winds of change.
Rondaas masterful interpretation of the young Republicas fascination with the West is written with grace, narrative sweep, and a conviction that history should, above all else, engage and inform us.
aThis is a really outstanding, important work.aaProfessor John L. Allen, University of Wyoming
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The beginning of the nineteenth century represents a time when America passed into a headlong rush for empire and when athe Westa loomed large as a dream for some and a nightmare for others, an era that irrevocably shaped the new American nation in the two hundred years that followed. Whoever the storyteller in the aftermath of that encounteranative or newcomerathe stories all soon revolved around a common theme: the coming of the winds of change.
Rondaas masterful interpretation of the young Republicas fascination with the West is written with grace, narrative sweep, and a conviction that history should, above all else, engage and inform us.
aThis is a really outstanding, important work.aaProfessor John L. Allen, University of Wyoming
Imprint | University of New Mexico Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2006 |
Authors | James P Ronda |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 138 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8263-2418-4 |
Barcode | 9780826324184 |
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LSN | 0-8263-2418-5 |