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1) Roughing it
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English
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Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861-1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman...
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National Book Award Finalist: A study of national myths, lore, and identity that "will interest all those concerned with American cultural history" (American Political Science Review).
Winner of the American Historical Association's Albert J. Beveridge Award for Best Book in American History
In Regeneration Through Violence, the first of his trilogy on the mythology of the American West, historian and cultural critic Richard Slotkin demonstrates...
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English
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A two-time National Book Award finalist's "ambitious and provocative" look at Custer's Last Stand, capitalism, and the rise of the cowboys-and-Indians legend (The New York Review of Books).
In The Fatal Environment, historian Richard Slotkin demonstrates how the myth of frontier expansion and subjugation of Native Americans helped justify the course of America's rise to wealth and power. Using Custer's Last Stand as a metaphor for what Americans...
6) Cowboys
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Pub. Date
[1988]
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English
Description
Describes the development of cattle ranches and the day-to-day life and work of the cowboy.
7) Gunfighters
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Pub. Date
1988.
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English
Description
Traces the lives of some of the Old West's most colorful lawmen and desperados, including Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and John Wesley Hardin.
12) Indians
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Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Traces the battles waged by various North American Indian tribes and leaders to defend their land and way of life from encroaching white settlers, soldiers, and hunters.
14) Pioneers
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Pub. Date
[1989]
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English
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Examines the reasons for the westward migration of the nineteenth century and chronicles the experiences of the men and women who traveled to the vast western areas of North America and established farms, ranches, towns, and cities.
15) Railroaders
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Pub. Date
c1989
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English
Description
Traces the history of American railroading, focusing on the building of the transcontinental railroad and the daily life and hardships of the construction workers.
16) Soldiers
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Pub. Date
c1989
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English
Description
Relates some of the battles between the United States Army and North American Indians in the West during the nineteenth century.
18) Cattle ranchers
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Pub. Date
1990.
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English
Description
Discusses the significance of the early cattle ranchers to the development of the Wild West.
19) Frontiersmen
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Pub. Date
[1990]
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English
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Discusses how the frontier in the United States moved west from the thirteen original colonies after 1763 and what life was like for the courageous people who chose to pursue the challenging existence of pioneers.
20) Gamblers
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Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Brief biographies of the "Wild West's" most colorful gamblers, with information on the atmosphere that fostered gambling as a form of entertainment.
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