| International Standard Book Number |
9781668004364
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781668004340
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
978/.02
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| Personal Name |
Nelson, Megan Kate, 1972- author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004030588
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| Title Statement |
The Westerners : mythmaking and belonging on the American frontier / Megan Kate Nelson.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Mythmaking and belonging on the American frontier
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| Edition Statement |
First Scribner hardcover edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Scribner, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
illustrations (black & white), maps 24 cm
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| Summary, Etc. |
"The Westerners tells two richly detailed and interwoven stories. The first reveals the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West -- Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants -- in the 19th century. The second tracks the attempts of many Americans to erase these westerners from history, through a frontier myth that lionized individualism and conquest and celebrated white settlers traveling west in search of prosperity. Nelson's vivid, eye-opening account centers on seven extraordinary individuals whose lives capture the true history of the frontier: Sacajawea, not just Lewis and Clark's guide but an explorer who forged her own path; Jim Beckwourth, a biracial fur trader whose sharp cultural insight made him indispensable; María Gertrudis Barceló, a Hispana gambling saloon owner who broke every stereotype to become the wealthiest woman in Santa Fe; Ovando Hollister, a gold miner, soldier, and newspaper man who championed Western expansion; Little Wolf, a Northern Cheyenne chief whose courageous leadership secured his people's future; Canadian immigrant Ella Watson, who strove to become a ranch woman in a male-dominated world; and the defiant Polly Bemis, a Chinese immigrant who carved out a life in Idaho despite federal expulsion efforts." -- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Immigrants United States History 19th century
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Emigration and immigration History 19th century
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
West (U.S.) History
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
États-Unis (Ouest) Histoire
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
États-Unis Émigration et immigration Histoire 19e siècle
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Documents d'information
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works
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