American West competing visions / Karen R. Jones and John Wills.
| Author/creator | Jones, Karen R., 1972- |
| Other author | Wills, John, 1971- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, |
| Description | vi, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part One: Old West -- Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West -- Frontier germ theory -- 'The gun that won the West ' -- Cowboy presidents and the political branding of the American West -- Part Two: New West -- Women in the West: The trailblazer and the homesteader -- Women in the West: The 'Indian Princess' and the 'Lady Wildcat' -- The wild West defiled: The American Indian, genocide and the Sand Creek Massacre -- The Thirsty West: Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam and Las Vegas -- Part Three: Recreating the West -- The Western Renaissance: Brokeback Mountain and the return of Jesse James -- The Arcade Western -- Turn here for 'The Sunny Side of the Atom': Tourism, the bomb and popular culture in the nuclear West -- Re-creation and the theme park West. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-337) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009482147 |
| ISBN | 0748622519 |
| ISBN | 9780748622511 |
| ISBN | 0748622527 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780748622528 (pbk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |