America's West : a history, 1890-1950 / David M. Wrobel.

Author
Wrobel, David M. [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
xiv, 283 pages : illustration, maps ; 23 cm.

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    Cambridge essential histories [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "The American West has influenced important national developments throughout the twentieth century, not only in the cultural arena, but also in economic development, in political ideology and action, and in natural resource conservation and preservation. Using regionalism as a lens for illuminating these national trends, America's West: A History, 1890-1950 examines this region's history and explores its influence on the rest of America. Moving chronologically from the late nineteenth- to the mid-twentieth century, David M. Wrobel examines turn-of-the-century expansion, the Progressive Era, the 1920s, the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, and the early Cold War years. He emphasizes cultural and political history, showing how developments in the West frequently indicated the future direction of the country"--Amazon.com.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction : the West and America
    • Frontier, region, nation, and crisis
    • The rise of a leader and a region
    • Progressive reform, progressive intolerance
    • Regional growth and cultural conflict
    • From safety valve to safety net
    • Exposing the promised land
    • The landscape of war
    • The good war?
    • Coda : the West at mid-century.
    ISBN
    • 9780521192019 ((hardcover))
    • 0521192013 ((hardcover))
    • 9780521150132 ((paperback))
    • 0521150132 ((paperback))
    OCLC
    990367339
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