Making of the American West
Subtitle: People and Perspectives
By: edited by Benjamin H. Johnson.
Series: Perspectives in American social history series
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781851097630; 9781851097685
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- History; West (U.S.) -- Social conditions; West (U.S.) -- Ethnic relations; West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions
Description: A richly researched, evocative account of the individuals and institutions involved in the settling of the non-Indian West―and of the impact of the development of the West on the nation as a whole. Making of the American West surveys the experiences of major social groups in the lands from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from the United States' penetration of the region in the early 19th century to its incorporation into national political, economic, and cultural fabric by the early 20th century. - Amazon
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Give me your home : animals and the American West / Jon T. Coleman; title: American Indian peoples / D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark; title: Latinos / Omar Valerio-Jimenez; title: Commerce of the elsewhere : trappers and traders in the antebellum West / Jimmy L. Bryan, Jr; title: Soldiers in the American West / Kevin Adams; title: Mormon settlement / Jessie L. Embry; title: The Black West / Dwayne Mack; title: Asians and Asian Americans in the West / Lisa Hsia; title: Entrepreneurs / Ryan Carey; title: Working the American West / Greg Hall; title: Women in the West / Martin Padget; title: Bad men, unsexed women, and good citizens : outlaws and vigilantes in the American West / Helen McLure; title: Artists and boosters / Flannery Burke; title: Primary documents.