America''s West - A History, 1890-1950

This book examines the regional history of the American West in relation to the rest of the United States, emphasizing cultural and political history.

List of contents

List of figures; List of maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Frontier, region, nation, and crisis; 2. The rise of a leader and a region; 3. Democracy and intolerance; 4. Regional growth and cultural conflict; 5. From safety valve to safety net; 6. Exposing the promised land; 7. The landscape of war; 8. The good war?; Coda: the West at mid-century; Bibliography.

About the author

David M. Wrobel is a Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Promised Lands (2002), The End of American Exceptionalism (1993), and Global West, American Frontier (2013), which won the Western Heritage Award for nonfiction. He is a past president of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association and of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society.

Summary

America's West: A History, 1890–1950 is a survey text, intended for undergraduate and graduate students. David M. Wrobel examines the regional history of the American West, including the march to overseas empire, the Progressive Era, the 1920s, the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, and the early Cold War years.

Product details

• Authors: David M. Wrobel, David M. (University of Oklahoma) Wrobel, Wrobel David M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780521150132
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15013-2
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Cambridge Essential Histories; Cambridge Essential Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, History of the Americas