Power and Place in the North American West by Richard White

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Western historians offer a dozen essays grouped by the themes of Indians and non-Indians, race in the urban West, environment and economy, and gender on the unique geography, actions, and expectations that have shaped today's US West. Originated from a Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest

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Power and Place in the North American West by Richard White

Western historians offer a dozen essays grouped by the themes of Indians and non-Indians, race in the urban West, environment and economy, and gender on the unique geography, actions, and expectations that have shaped today's US West. Originated from a Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
John M. Findlay is Professor Emeritus of History at University of Washington. He is the author of People of Chance: Gambling in American Society from Jamestown to Las Vegas (Oxford University Press, 1986); Magic Lands: Western Cityscapes and American Culture after 1940 (University of California Press, 1992); and Atomic Frontier Days: Hanford and the American West, with Bruce Hevly (University of Washington Press, 2011). He has also co-edited three multi-author volumes that had their origins as symposia at the University of Washington's Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest: The Atomic West, eds. Bruce Hevly and John M. Findlay (1998); Power and Place in the North American West, eds. Richard White and John M. Findlay (1999); and Parallel Destinies: Canadians, Americans, and the Western Border, eds. John M. Findlay and Ken Coates (2002).
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ISBN 13 9780295977737
ISBN 10 0295977736
Title Power and Place in the North American West
Author Richard White
Series Emil And Kathleen Sick Book Series In Western History And Biography
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Washington Press
Year published 1999-09-01
Number of pages 336
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