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The Westerners: Mythmaking And Belonging On The American Frontier
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From AwardWinning Historian Megan Kate Nelson, An Epic Account Of The Creation Of The American West In The 19Th Century, Shattering The Traditional Frontier Myth That Has Dominated Popular American Culture.The Westerners Tells Two Richly Detailed And Interwoven Stories. The First Reveals The Captivating Lives Of Women And Men Moving Through The American WestIndigenous Peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, And Canadian And Asian ImmigrantsIn The 19Th Century. The Second Tracks The Attempts Of Many Americans To Erase These Westerners From History, Through A Frontier Myth That Lionized Individualism And Conquest And Celebrated White Settlers Traveling West In Search Of Prosperity.NelsonS Vivid, EyeOpening Account Centers On Seven Extraordinary Individuals Whose Lives Capture The True History Of The Frontier: Sacajawea, Not Just Lewis And ClarkS Guide But An Explorer Who Forged Her Own Path; Jim Beckwourth, A Biracial Fur Trader Whose Sharp Cultural Insight Made Him Indispensable; Mara Gertrudis Barcel, A Hispana Gambling Saloon Owner Who Broke Every Stereotype To Become The Wealthiest Woman In Santa Fe; Ovando Hollister, A Gold Miner, Soldier, And Newspaper Man Who Championed Western Expansion; Little Wolf, A Northern Cheyenne Chief Whose Courageous Leadership Secured His PeopleS Future; Canadian Immigrant Ella Watson, Who Strove To Become A Ranch Woman In A MaleDominated World; And The Defiant Polly Bemis, A Chinese Immigrant Who Carved Out A Life In Idaho Despite Federal Expulsion Efforts.Nelson Roots This Bold New History Of The American West In The Deep Research And Gripping Storytelling That Have Garnered Her Critical Acclaim. Highlighting The Perseverance And Ingenuity Of The Communities That Have Otherwise Been Forgotten Or Erased From History, The Westerners Challenges Us To Reimagine Who We Are And Where We Came From.
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