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Founding the Far West
David Alan Johnson
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Description for Founding the Far West
Hardcover. Focuses on the early years of statehood and statesmanship in three pivotal western territories. This work explores the conquest, immigration, and settlement of the first three states of the western region. It investigates the building of local political customs, habits, and institutions, as well as the socioeconomic development of the region. Num Pages: 474 pages, 23 half-tones, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 517.
"Founding the Far West" is an ambitious and vividly written narrative of the early years of statehood and statesmanship in three pivotal western territories. Johnson offers a model example of a new approach to history that is transforming our ideas of how America moved west, one that breaks the mold of 'regional' and 'frontier' histories to show why Western history is also American history. Johnson explores the conquest, immigration, and settlement of the first three states of the western region. He also investigates the building of local political customs, habits, and institutions, as well as the socioeconomic development of the ... Read more
"Founding the Far West" is an ambitious and vividly written narrative of the early years of statehood and statesmanship in three pivotal western territories. Johnson offers a model example of a new approach to history that is transforming our ideas of how America moved west, one that breaks the mold of 'regional' and 'frontier' histories to show why Western history is also American history. Johnson explores the conquest, immigration, and settlement of the first three states of the western region. He also investigates the building of local political customs, habits, and institutions, as well as the socioeconomic development of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
Number of Pages
474
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520073487
SKU
V9780520073487
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About David Alan Johnson
David Alan Johnson is Professor of History at Portland State University.
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