New West Reader - Essays on an Ever-Evolving Frontier

A literary collection of nonfiction writings explores the complexities and contradictions of the "new west," an understanding of the American landscape that evaluates mythical perspectives against the realities of its rapidly growing urban areas, struggles in water management, and efforts to maintain wilderness, in a volume that includes contributions by such writers as Larry McMurtry, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Edward Abbey. Original.

Product details

• Assisted by: Philip Connors (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2005
• EAN: 9781560256489
• ISBN: 978-1-56025-648-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Mixed anthologies