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Witnesses to a Vanishing America: The Nineteenth-Century Response
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Witnesses to a Vanishing America: The Nineteenth-Century Response
Contributors:
By (Author) Lee Clark Mitchell
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
333.72097309034
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
340
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
454g
Description
Propelled across the continent by notions of rugged individualism" and "manifest destiny," pioneer Americans soon discovered that such slogans only partly disguised the fact that building an empire meant destroying a wilderness. Through an astonishing range of media, they voiced their concern about America's westward mission. Drawing on a wide vari
