William Clark''s World - Describing America in an Age of Unknowns

Klappentext William Clark! co-captain of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition! devoted his adult life to describing the American West. But this task raised a daunting challenge: how best to bring an unknown continent to life for the young republic? Through Clark's life and career! this book explores how the West entered the American imagination. While he never called himself a writer or an artist! Clark nonetheless drew maps! produced books! drafted reports! surveyed landscapes! and wrote journals that made sense of the West for a new nation fascinated by the region's potential but also fearful of its dangers. "William Clark's World" presents a new take on the manifest destiny narrative and on the way the West took shape in the national imagination in the early nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung William Clark! co-captain of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition! devoted his adult life to describing the American West. This title presents a fresh take on the manifest destiny narrative and on the way the West took shape in the national imagination in the early nineteenth century.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter J. Kastor, KASTOR PETER J, Kastor Peter J.
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.02.2011
• EAN: 9780300139013
• ISBN: 978-0-300-13901-3
• Pagine: 360
• Serie: The Lamar Series in Western History; Lamar Series in Western Histor; The Lamar Series in Western History; Lamar Series in Western History (YALE)
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of the Americas, Geographical discovery and exploration, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states