Traces of Gold: California's Natural Resources and the Claim to Realism in Western American Literature

by Nicolas S. Witschi and Professor Nicolas S. Witschi

Book Overview

Artfully demonstrates the linkage of American literary realism to the texts, myths, and resources of the American West

From Gold Rush romances to cowboy Westerns, from hard-boiled detective thrillers to nature writing, the American West has long been known mainly through hackneyed representations in popular genres. But a close look at the literary history of the West reveals a number of writers who claim that their works represent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817357416
• ISBN13: 9780817357412
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"