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- catalog abstract ""The Western: Parables of the American Dream is the first comprehensive historical survey of the western in all of its various manifestations, from the earliest captivity narratives and pioneer biographies to contemporary western novels, films, and television series. But more, this text also contrasts the fictional and the real West. Wallmann's sweep through the western is a careful, incisive, and blessedly non-theoretical examination of the implications of the western from the beginning to the present, taking the reader deep into the heart of the subject and offering original and perceptive theories of how the western reflects the evolution of America."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11535106.
- catalog coverage "West (U.S.) In literature.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""The Western: Parables of the American Dream is the first comprehensive historical survey of the western in all of its various manifestations, from the earliest captivity narratives and pioneer biographies to contemporary western novels, films, and television series. But more, this text also contrasts the fictional and the real West. Wallmann's sweep through the western is a careful, incisive, and blessedly non-theoretical examination of the implications of the western from the beginning to the present, taking the reader deep into the heart of the subject and offering original and perceptive theories of how the western reflects the evolution of America."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Richard S. Wheeler -- Barkin' at the Knot -- Brandin' and Cullin' -- Trailblazin' -- Brush Bustin' -- Highballin' Camp -- Runaway Buckin' to Bitin' the Dust -- Ridin' It Out.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-207) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 231 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Western.".
- catalog identifier "0896724239 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Western.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press,".
- catalog relation "Western.".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.) In literature.".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "813/.087409 21".
- catalog subject "American fiction West (U.S.) History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Frontier and pioneer life in literature.".
- catalog subject "PS374.W4 W27 1999".
- catalog subject "Western films History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Western stories History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Western television programs History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Western television programs.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Richard S. Wheeler -- Barkin' at the Knot -- Brandin' and Cullin' -- Trailblazin' -- Brush Bustin' -- Highballin' Camp -- Runaway Buckin' to Bitin' the Dust -- Ridin' It Out.".
- catalog title "The western : parables of the American dream / Jeffrey Wallmann ; foreword by Richard S. Wheeler.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".