A fully revised and updated new edition of the classic history of western America The newly revised second edition of this concise, engaging, and unorthodox his

Updated and revised for a popular audience, a fascinating new edition of the classic The American West: A New Interpretation examines the diverse peoples and cu

This history of the American West covers topics like politics, folklore, the arts, and the role of women and minorities.

By employing new 'optics' and a comparative approach, this book helps us recognize the unexpected and unsettling connections between America's 'western' empire

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