Encyclopedia of the American West: Mack-San
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Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : West (U.S.) |
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Author | : Alan Axelrod |
Publisher | : MacMillan Reference Library |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
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"The Encyclopedia focuses on the people and peoples of the West, approaching the region as a collection of multiethnic frontiers and as the spawning ground for an array of industries and enterprises that each gave rise to its own culture and carried with it important ecological consequences."--p. xi.
Author | : Howard Roberts Lamar |
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Total Pages | : 1328 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : History |
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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 past and present of the area west of the Mississippi but also the frontier as it moved across each of the fifty American states, offering the promise of freedom and a better life to pioneers and settlers in every era. This authoritative, comprehensive encyclopedia is a rich source of information about these many characteristics of the American West, real and imaginary, old and new, stretching from coast to coast and throughout the country's history and culture.
Author | : Gordon Morris Bakken |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 778 |
Release | : 2016-12-12 |
Genre | : History |
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Addressing everything from the details of everyday life to recreation and warfare, this two-volume work examines the social, political, intellectual, and material culture of the American "Old West," from the California Gold Rush of 1849 to the end of the 19th century. What was life really like for ordinary people in the Old West? What did they eat, wear, and think? How did they raise their children? How did they interact with government? What did they do for fun? This encyclopedia provides readers with an engaging and detailed portrayal of the Old West through the examination of social, cultural, and material history. Supported by the most current research, the multivolume set explores various aspects of social history—family, politics, religion, economics, and recreation—to illuminate aspects of a society's emotional life, interactions, opinions, views, beliefs, intimate relationships, and connections between the individual and the greater world. Readers will be exposed to both objective reality and subjective views of a particular culture; as a result, they can create a cohesive, accurate impression of life in the Old West during the second half of the 1800s.
Author | : Charles and Axelrod Philips |
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Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : West (U. S.) |
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Author | : Macmillan Publishing |
Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 1999-05-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780028653327 |
Author | : Win Blevins |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2008-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0875654835 |
Did you ever need to spell “dogie” (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a “sakey” is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. Want to know what a “breachy” cow is? Turn to page 43 to learn that it’s an adjective used to describe a cow that has a tendency to find her way through fences where she isn’t supposed to be. Describes some teenagers we know… Spend hours perusing the dictionary at random, or read straight through to give you a flavor of the West from its beginnings to contemporary days. Laced with photographs and maps, the Dictionary of the American West will make you sound like an expert on all things Western, even if you don’t know your dingus from a dinner plate. Compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers, the dictionary opens up history and culture in an enchanting way. From “Aarigaa!” to “zopilote,” the Dictionary of the American West is a “valuable book, a treasure for any literate American’s library.” (Tony Hillerman)
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Publisher | : Grolier Educational Corporation |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1994-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780717274215 |
Tecumseh's leadership & resistance to settlers is portrayed as the "First American Civil War." Maps, list of further readings, & glossary. Each volume of the encyclopedia includes a series index.
Author | : Robert M. Utley |
Publisher | : Wings |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780517149881 |
Provides alphabetical references to the history of the American West during the 19th century.
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