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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
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, ©1996.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 435) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface / by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns -- The northern mystery : Other wests / by Richard White -- The most avid nation : The 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. Gutiíerrez -- A hell of a storm : Believing in the American West / by Patricia Nelson Limerick -- The 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 -- The great die-up : The American West and the burden of belief / by N. Scott Momaday -- The outcome of our earnest endeavors : Monument Valley / by Dayton Duncan.
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- Subject:
- West (U.S.) > History.
United States, West. - Genre:
- History.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 591 .W37 1996 | 257507 | Stacks | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Version of Resource: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780316922364.pdf
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