Icons of the American West [Two Volumes]

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Icons of the American West [Two Volumes] From Cowgirls to Silicon Valley

Gordon Morris Bakken

Book Code: GR4148

ISBN: 0-313-34148-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34148-9

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640 pages, photos, table

Greenwood Press

Publication: 6/30/2008

List Price: $175.00 (UK Sterling Price: £100.00)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Series Title: Greenwood Icons

Description: The American West is rich in lore, cultural roots, and iconic images. The subject of countless movies, books, and songs, in many ways it embodies the American spirit. This lively two-volume set presents the stories of some of the most influential and representative Western icons--those that have captured the nation's imagination since the early days of westward exploration and that continue to do so within the environmental and technological frontier that is the modern West. This accessible treatment of the untamed enterprise of the 'Old West'--including cowboys, wild west shows, and gun battles--and the continued entrepreneurial imagination of the paradisical 'New West'--including environmentalists and the incorporation of national parks--elevates the reader's understanding of oft-romanticized subjects and the conflicts and cultural changes that made them icons. Narrative entries include:

The Old West:

Chief Joseph

George Armstrong Custer

Gold Rush

Winchester Model 1873

Frederic Remington

John Muir

The New West:

Las Vegas

Bill Gates

Disneyland

Yellowstone National Park

Sierra Club

With vibrant photos and descriptive sidebars, this comprehensive set is a must-have for students of American history and culture.

Table of Contents:

Volume One: The Old West
List of Photos
Preface
Introduction
Timeline
1.Banditry in California, 1850-1875
2.Buffalo Bill Cody
3.Chief Joseph
4.Cowboys and Cowgirls
5.George Armstrong Custerth
6.Geronimo
7.Gold Rush to California
8.Hetch Hetchy
9.Mountain Men
10.John Muir
11.Annie Oakley
12.Frederic Remington
13.Rifles and Revolvers
14.Sacagawea
15.Yosemite
16.Brigham Young
Volume Two: The New West
Preface
List of Photos
1.Eugene Biscailuz
2.Bozeman, MT
3.Disneyland
4.Female Political Icons of the West Politicians
5.Bill Gates
6.Howard Hughes
7.Indian Casinos
8.Las Vegas, NV
9.Ronald Reagan
10.Ann Richards
11.Sierra Club
12.Yellowstone National Park, Alexandra Kindell
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

LC Card Number: 2008006650

LCC Class: F591

Dewey Class: 978

PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf	Pop Culture Spring 2008.pdf


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