The West as America, reinterpreting images of the frontier, 1820-1920, edited by William H. Truettner ; with contributions by Nancy K. Anderson ... [et al.]
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The West as America, reinterpreting images of the frontier, 1820-1920, edited by William H. Truettner ; with contributions by Nancy K. Anderson ... [et al.]
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-379) and index
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federal national government publication
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index present
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non fiction
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The West as America
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625963
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edited by William H. Truettner ; with contributions by Nancy K. Anderson ... [et al.]
Sub title
reinterpreting images of the frontier, 1820-1920
Table Of Contents
An overview of westward expansion / Howard R. Lamar -- Ideology and image : justifying westward expansion / William H. Truettner -- Prelude to expansion : repainting the past / William H. Truettner -- Picturing progress in the era of westward expansion / Patricia Hills -- Inventing "the Indian" / Julie Schimmel -- Settlement and development : claiming the West / Elizabeth Johns -- "The kiss of enterprise" -- The western landscape as symbol and resource / Nancy K. Anderson -- "Doing the 'Old America'" : the image of the American West, 1880-1920 / Alex Nemerov
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