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Conquests and Consequences: The American West from Frontier to Region
Contributor(s): Higham, Carol L. (Author), Katerberg, William H. (Author)
ISBN: 0882952706     ISBN-13: 9780882952703
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $72.68  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: August 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy)
- History | United States - 19th Century
Dewey: 978
LCCN: 2009028089
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.8" (1.45 lbs) 475 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
 
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Publisher Description:

Conquests and Consequences introduces students to the history of the American West by examining key questions about the identity of the region.

  • Discusses how diverse societies and empires have shaped and reshaped the American West over the centuries
  • Looks at the points at which the West has functioned as a colony, and its transition to functioning as a region
  • Examines how the concept of frontier functions in the West
  • Illustrated with numerous maps, images, and photographs, in partnership with the Buffalo Bill Historical Center