The Legacy of Conquest : The Unbroken Past of the American West (Paperback)
by Patricia Nelson Limerick

In Stock.

FREE Express Shipping for Club Members

  • Retail Price: $17.95
  • Online Price
    $10.76
 

Connect with BAM!

Share this with a friend

See what others are saying

 

2 Ratings

 
 
 

Quick Links:
Overview
Details
Customer Reviews
Discussion

New & Used Marketplace 64 copies from $2.99
 
 
 
Overview
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.

 
 
 
Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780393304978
  • ISBN-10: 0393304973
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: January 2006
  • Page Count: 396

Related Categories

Books > History > United States - 19th Century
Books > History > United States - State & Local - General
Books > History > Military - General
 
 
 
Customer Reviews

 
 

DISCUSSION