The westerners myth-making and belonging on the American frontier
"The Westerners tells two richly detailed and interwoven stories. The first reveals the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West -- Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants -- in the 19th century. The second tracks the attem...
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New York, NY :
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2026.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Nelson, Megan Kate, |d 1972- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The westerners : |b myth-making and belonging on the American frontier / |c Megan Kate Nelson. |
| 250 | |a First Scribner hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Scribner, |c 2026. | |
| 300 | |a xxiii, 439 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (black & white), maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 336 | |a still image |b sti |2 rdacontent | ||
| 336 | |a cartographic image |b cri |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "The Westerners tells two richly detailed and interwoven stories. The first reveals the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West -- Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants -- in the 19th century. The second tracks the attempts of many Americans to erase these westerners from history, through a frontier myth that lionized individualism and conquest and celebrated white settlers traveling west in search of prosperity. Nelson's vivid, eye-opening account centers on seven extraordinary individuals whose lives capture the true history of the frontier: Sacajawea, not just Lewis and Clark's guide but an explorer who forged her own path; Jim Beckwourth, a biracial fur trader whose sharp cultural insight made him indispensable; María Gertrudis Barceló, a Hispana gambling saloon owner who broke every stereotype to become the wealthiest woman in Santa Fe; Ovando Hollister, a gold miner, soldier, and newspaper man who championed Western expansion; Little Wolf, a Northern Cheyenne chief whose courageous leadership secured his people's future; Canadian immigrant Ella Watson, who strove to become a ranch woman in a male-dominated world; and the defiant Polly Bemis, a Chinese immigrant who carved out a life in Idaho despite federal expulsion efforts." -- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Immigrants |z United States |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Emigration and immigration |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a West (U.S.) |x History. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Informational works. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Biographies. |2 lcgft | |
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| 949 | |a schlow |b SANONNE |c 978.02 NEL |d i |e 39635104919181 |f 826411 |g ddc |j 08/11/2026 | ||
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