Frontiers

A Short History of the American West

By: John Mack Faragher, Robert V. Hine

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Paperback | 13 May 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Published in 2000 to critical acclaim, "The American West: A New Interpretive History" quickly became the standard in college history courses. Now Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faragher offer a concise edition of their classic, freshly updated. Lauded for their lively and elegant writing, the authors provide a grand survey of the colorful history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
"Frontiers" introduces the diverse peoples and cultures of the American West and explores how men and women of different ethnic groups were affected when they met, mingled, and often clashed. Hine and Faragher present the complexities of the American West--as frontier and region, real and imagined, old and new. Showcasing the distinctive voices and experiences of frontier characters, they explore topics ranging from early exploration to modern environmentalism, drawing expansively from a wide range of sources. With four galleries of fascinating illustrations drawn from Yale University's premier Collection of Western Americana, some published here for the first time, this book will be treasured by every reader with an interest in the unique saga of the American West.

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"A concise history of the American frontier West written by two of its foremost historians, paying special attention to the impacts on and relations among diverse races and cultures, including women's roles and perspectives. . . . Highly recommended for public and school libraries in need of a basic, up-to-date overview of American frontier history."-Library Journal

"Full of fascinating information, Frontiers is fresh in its perspectives and lively and likable in style. Altogether, it's a terrific read."-The Scotsman

Selected as a 2008 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries

"Smart, lively, and lucid, this book takes a sweeping, expansive view of the American West, offering anyone a fine point of departure for exploring the many paths into the past."-Gregory Nobles, author of American Frontiers: Cultural Encounters and Continental Conquest

"There is simply no better first journey into the vast terrain of Western history than this lively, learned, clear-eyed volume. Another winner for Hine and Faragher."-Virginia Scharff, University of New Mexico, Autry National Center

"From the Caribbean to Canada and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, this marvelous survey spotlights the unexpected twists and turns that occurred when peoples met and mingled and how from these cultural encounters emerged today's American West. Hine and Faragher find in our frontier history the key to 'our common past' and a 'blueprint for our common future.'"-Stephen Aron, Department of History, UCLA

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History History of the Americas Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Early Modern History from 1450 to 1700 Modern History from 1700 to 1900

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: Dreams and Homelands	p. 1
A New World Begins	p. 7
Contest of Cultures	p. 17
The Struggle of Empires	p. 28
The Western Land and Its Markers	p. 39
The Fur Trade	p. 52
From Texas to Oregon	p. 62
War and Destiny	p. 80
Mining Frontiers	p. 94
The Power of the Road	p. 109
Open Range	p. 121
The Safety Valve	p. 133
A Search for Community	p. 147
The Urban Frontier	p. 163
Plunder and Preservation	p. 176
The Myth of the Frontier	p. 191
The Frontier and West in Our Time	p. 204
Further Reading	p. 227
Index	p. 231
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