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- catalog abstract "Although the text sets out the remarkable story of the American frontier, which became, almost from the beginning, an archetypal narrative of the new American nation's successful expansion, the authors do not forget the social, environmental, and human cost of national expansion. While most Americans take pride in the nation's frontier heritage and its associated myths, they also share that history with others--especially with people of color--in whose collective memories the story of the American west is rendered both dark and painful. Westward Expansion encourages an understanding of American "westering" that is mindful of the racism and excessive nationalism that frequently marred the Western frontier experience. At the same time, the authors understand a sense of optimism, a profound faith in individuals' own abilities, the willingness to innovate, and an abiding trust in democracy to be the transcendent values of the frontier experience, traits that continue to influence the character of America's people long after the close of the western frontier.".
- catalog alternative "History of the American frontier".
- catalog contributor b1152288.
- catalog contributor b1152289.
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Valley History 1803-1865.".
- catalog coverage "United States History.".
- catalog coverage "United States Territorial expansion.".
- catalog coverage "West (U.S.) History.".
- catalog created "c1982.".
- catalog date "1982".
- catalog date "c1982.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1982.".
- catalog description "Although the text sets out the remarkable story of the American frontier, which became, almost from the beginning, an archetypal narrative of the new American nation's successful expansion, the authors do not forget the social, environmental, and human cost of national expansion. While most Americans take pride in the nation's frontier heritage and its associated myths, they also share that history with others--especially with people of color--in whose collective memories the story of the American west is rendered both dark and painful. Westward Expansion encourages an understanding of American "westering" that is mindful of the racism and excessive nationalism that frequently marred the Western frontier experience. At the same time, the authors understand a sense of optimism, a profound faith in individuals' own abilities, the willingness to innovate, and an abiding trust in democracy to be the transcendent values of the frontier experience, traits that continue to influence the character of America's people long after the close of the western frontier.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 699-858.".
- catalog description "Section I. The Colonial Frontier --- Section II. The Trans-Appalachain Frontier --- Section III. The Trans-Mississippi Frontier.".
- catalog extent "xv, 892 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Westward expansion.".
- catalog identifier "0023098600".
- catalog isFormatOf "Westward expansion.".
- catalog issued "1982".
- catalog issued "c1982.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Westward expansion.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley History 1803-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States History.".
- catalog spatial "United States Territorial expansion.".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.) History.".
- catalog subject "E179.5 .B63 1982".
- catalog tableOfContents "Section I. The Colonial Frontier --- Section II. The Trans-Appalachain Frontier --- Section III. The Trans-Mississippi Frontier.".
- catalog title "History of the American frontier".
- catalog title "Westward expansion : a history of the American frontier / Ray Allen Billington, Martin Ridge.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".