Something in the Soil: Legacies and Reckonings in the New West
- ISBN-10
- 0393037886
- ISBN-13
- 9780393037883
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Patricia Nelson Limerick
Description
A collection of essays from the "New West" historian explore's the region tumultuous story, covering the national parks, the role of "culture" in the West, the current mining boom, and the current debate over the "White Men" of Western history.
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