The American West: The Invention of a Myth

by David Hamilton Murdoch

Book Overview

Americans have chosen to invest one small part of their history, the settlement of the western wilderness, with extraordinary significance. The lost frontier of the 1800s remains not merely a source of excitement and romance but of inspiration, providing a set of unique and imperishable core-values: individualism, self-reliance, and a clear sense of right and wrong. As a construct of the imagination, our creation of the West is exceptional. Since...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874173698
• ISBN13: 9780874173697
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"