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The West : an illustrated history / narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film script by Geoffrey C. Ward and Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns ; and contributions by Dayton Duncan ... [and others].
Focuses chiefly on the 19th century which is the period that defined the American West in popular imagination.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316922366
- ISBN: 9780316922364
- Physical Description: xvii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, [1996]
- Copyright: ©1996
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 435) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface / by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns -- Northern mystery : Other wests / by Richard White -- Most avid nation : Mission at Waiilatpu : a meeting place for western women / by Julie Roy Jeffrey -- Seeing the elephant : Myth and myopia : Hispanic peoples and western history / by David G. GutieĢrrez -- A hell of a storm : Believing in the American West / by Patricia Nelson Limerick -- Grandest enterprise under God : Great migrations : the pioneer in the American West / by John Mack Faragher -- Rivers run backward : Wilderness and the West / by T.H. Watkins -- Great die-up : American West and the burden of belief / by N. Scott Momaday -- Outcome of our earnest endeavors : Monument Valley / by Dayton Duncan. |
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| Subject: | West (U.S.) > History. |
Available copies
- 27 of 28 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.
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- 0 current holds with 28 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto Public Library | Q 978 War (Text) | 33858000072333 | Oversized | Available | - |
