John M. Findlay presents a historical overview of the American West between 1940 and 2000, arguing that during the years of U.S. mobilization for World War II a

In the years between 1940 and 2000, the American Far West went from being a relative backwater of the United States to a considerably more developed, modern, an

In the years between 1940 and 2000, the American Far West went from being a relative backwater of the United States to a considerably more developed, modern, an

A Companion to the American West is a rigorous, illuminating introduction to the history of the American West. Twenty-five essays by expert scholars synthesize

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