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Visions of the American West
- Title
- Visions of the American West / Gerald F. Kreyche.
- Author
- Kreyche, Gerald F.
- Publication
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F591 .K75 1989 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 301 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Maps on lining papers.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The West as history and myth -- Lewis and Clark: the corps of discovery -- The mountain men: to risk a skin for a skin -- The Plains Indians: as long as the grass grows and the water flows -- Gold and silver: the quest for El Dorado -- The missionaries: for God and country -- Trails West: Santa Fe, Oregon, and Mormon -- The military in the West: glory, shame, and pathos -- Settlement in the interior: land, sodbusters, and cowboys -- The enduring West.
- ISBN
- 0813116422
- 9780813116426
- LCCN
- 88026176
- OCLC
- ocm18442556
- 18442556
- SCSB-1716550
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library