The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West
Download or Read eBook The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West PDF written by Patricia Nelson Limerick and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Patricia Nelson Limerick |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2011-02-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393078800 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393078809 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West by : Patricia Nelson Limerick
Book excerpt: "Limerick is one of the most engaging historians writing today." --Richard White The "settling" of the American West has been perceived throughout the world as a series of quaint, violent, and romantic adventures. But in fact, Patricia Nelson Limerick argues, the West has a history grounded primarily in economic reality; in hardheaded questions of profit, loss, competition, and consolidation. Here she interprets the stories and the characters in a new way: the trappers, traders, Indians, farmers, oilmen, cowboys, and sheriffs of the Old West "meant business" in more ways than one, and their descendents mean business today.
