The World of the American West is an innovative collection of original essays that brings the world of the American West to life, and conveys the distinctivenes

The American West and the World provides a synthetic introduction to the transnational history of the American West. Drawing from the insights of recent scholar

Describes changes in how the West has been seen, from a male-dominated frontier, to a region with a powerful sense of place, to a modern center of both genders,

Recounts the settlement of the West from the first pioneers who crossed the Appalachians to the eventual disappearance of the frontier.

Addressing everything from the details of everyday life to recreation and warfare, this two-volume work examines the social, political, intellectual, and materi