From the Mississippi west to the Pacific, from border to border north and south, here is the first thorough overview of novelists, historians, and artists of th

Describes changes in how the West has been seen, from a male-dominated frontier, to a region with a powerful sense of place, to a modern center of both genders,

Chronicles the history of the American West during the twentieth century, tracing economical, political, social, and cultural developments in the region from 19

The American West has taken on a rich and evocative array of regional identities since the late nineteenth century. Wilderness wonderland, Hispanic borderland,

Reimagining Indians investigates a group of Anglo-American writers whose books about Native Americans helped reshape Americans' understanding of Indian peoples