The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West
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The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West

"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. 28 illustrations

  • TitleThe Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West
  • BrandW. W. Norton & Company
  • ManufacturerW. W. Norton & Company
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ItemPartNumber3238394
  • ReleaseDate2006-01-17T00:00:01Z
  • UnitCount1
  • FormatIllustrated
  • EANs9780393304978