Overview
Shaped by the West is a two-volume primary source reader that rewrites the history of the United States through a western lens. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. William Deverell and Anne F. Hyde provide a nuanced look at the past, balancing topics in society and politics and representing all kinds of westernersblack and white, native and immigrant, male and female, powerful and powerlessfrom more than twenty states across the West and the shifting frontier. The sources included reflect the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, beginning with the pre-Columbian era up to 1877 covered in Volume 1 and taking us from the industrialized West to the twenty-first century in Volume 2. Together, these volumes cover first encounters, conquests and revolts, indigenous land removal, slavery and labor, trade and diplomacy, industrialization, migration and immigration, and changing landscapes and environments. Personal letters, government documents, editorials, photos and visuals will highlight connections between western and national histories to foster critical thinking about America's diverse history.
- | Author: William F. Deverell, Anne F. Hyde
- | Publisher: University Of California Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 424 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0520291417
- | ISBN-13: 9780520291416