To many Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the West was simultaneously the greatest symbol of American opportunity, the greatest story of its

Making a Modern U.S. West surveys the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1940, centering what is often relegated to the margins in histories of the region—

Chronicles the history of the American West during the twentieth century, tracing economical, political, social, and cultural developments in the region from 19

The ten original essays commissioned for this book focus on historical subjects in the post-World War II American West. The late Gerald Nash, in whose honor the

Tracing events from the pre-history to the present day, this book offers a concise and accessible history of the American West. Explores the complex interaction