Dreams of El Dorado : a history of the American West
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 524 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
978.02 BRANDS 2019
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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 485-506) and index.
Description
From a New York Times-bestselling author, a sweeping history of the American West. In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame-and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. The West was where riches would reward the miner's persistence, the cattleman's courage, the railroad man's enterprise; but El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East. Balanced, authoritative, and masterfully told, Dreams of El Dorado sets a new standard for histories of the American West.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brands, H. W. (2019). Dreams of El Dorado: a history of the American West (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brands, H. W. 2019. Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brands, H. W. Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West Basic Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brands, H. W. Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West First edition., Basic Books, 2019.
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