Making the white man's West : whiteness and the creation of the American West / / Jason E. Pierce |
Autore | Pierce Jason (Jason Eric) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Col. : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxv, 296 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 305.800978 |
Soggetto topico |
Whites - West (U.S.) - History
British Americans - West (U.S.) - History Racism - West (U.S.) - History Cultural pluralism - West (U.S.) - History Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
9781607325635 (ebook)
9781607323952 (hardback) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Whiteness and the Making of the American West -- Part I. From Dumping Ground to Refuge : Imagining the White Man's West, 1803-1924 -- "For Its Incorporation into Our Union" : The Louisiana Territory and the Conundrum of Western Expansion -- A Climate of Failure or One "Unrivaled, Perhaps, in the World?" -- "The Ablest and Most Valuable Fly Rapidly Westward" : Climate, Racial Vigor and the Advancement of the West, 1860-1900 -- Indians not Immigrants : Charles Fletcher Lummis, Frank Bird Linderman and the Complexities of Race and Ethnicity in America -- Part II. Creating and Defending the White Man's West -- The Politics of Whiteness and Western Expansion -- "Our Climate and Soil is Completely Adapted to their Customs" : Whiteness, Railroad Promotion and the Settlement of the Great Plains -- Unwelcome Saints : Whiteness, Mormons, and the Limits of Success -- Violence in Defense of the White Man's West -- Conclusion: The Limits and Limitations of Whiteness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136398103321 |
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Boulder, Col. : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2016] | ||
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Making the white man's West : whiteness and the creation of the American West / / Jason E. Pierce |
Autore | Pierce Jason (Jason Eric) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Col. : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxv, 296 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 305.800978 |
Soggetto topico |
Whites - West (U.S.) - History
British Americans - West (U.S.) - History Racism - West (U.S.) - History Cultural pluralism - West (U.S.) - History Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
9781607325635 (ebook)
9781607323952 (hardback) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Whiteness and the Making of the American West -- Part I. From Dumping Ground to Refuge : Imagining the White Man's West, 1803-1924 -- "For Its Incorporation into Our Union" : The Louisiana Territory and the Conundrum of Western Expansion -- A Climate of Failure or One "Unrivaled, Perhaps, in the World?" -- "The Ablest and Most Valuable Fly Rapidly Westward" : Climate, Racial Vigor and the Advancement of the West, 1860-1900 -- Indians not Immigrants : Charles Fletcher Lummis, Frank Bird Linderman and the Complexities of Race and Ethnicity in America -- Part II. Creating and Defending the White Man's West -- The Politics of Whiteness and Western Expansion -- "Our Climate and Soil is Completely Adapted to their Customs" : Whiteness, Railroad Promotion and the Settlement of the Great Plains -- Unwelcome Saints : Whiteness, Mormons, and the Limits of Success -- Violence in Defense of the White Man's West -- Conclusion: The Limits and Limitations of Whiteness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765762903321 |
Pierce Jason (Jason Eric)
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Boulder, Col. : , : University Press of Colorado, , [2016] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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