Continental reckoning the American West in the age of expansion

"Elliott West lays out the main events and developments that together describe and explain the emergence of the American West and situates the birth of the West in the broader narrative of American history between 1848 and 1880"--

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Main Author: West, Elliott, 1945- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
Series:History of the American West.
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Summary:"Elliott West lays out the main events and developments that together describe and explain the emergence of the American West and situates the birth of the West in the broader narrative of American history between 1848 and 1880"--
Physical Description:xxxiii, 628 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-595) and index.
ISBN:9781496233585
1496233581
Author Notes:Elliott West is Alumni Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of numerous books, including The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story and The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado , winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and PEN Center Award.