Empires, nations, and families : a new history of the North American west, 1800-1860

Empires, nations, and families : a new history of the North American west, 1800-1860 / Anne F. Hyde.

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the new United States, promising not only land but prosperity for its citizens. But the West was not the virgin wilderness of common myth. America was a newcomer in a place already complicated by vying empires-Native and European. The author traces...

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Main Author: Hyde, Anne Farrar, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ecco Press, 2012.
Edition:First ECCO paperback edition.
Subjects:
Families > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Fur trade > Social aspects > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Fur traders > Family relationships > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > Social conditions > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Commerce > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Social aspects > West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > Commerce > History > 19th century.
History.
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Summary:The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the new United States, promising not only land but prosperity for its citizens. But the West was not the virgin wilderness of common myth. America was a newcomer in a place already complicated by vying empires-Native and European. The author traces the network of multiethnic family associations which had formed the basis for the global fur trade for centuries.
Item Description:Originally published (hardback) in 2011 in Lincoln, Nebraska by the University of Nebraska Press, with subtitle variation, A history of the North American West, 1800-1860.
Physical Description:xv, 628 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Awards:Bancroft Prize, 2012
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-596) and index.
ISBN:9780062225153
0062225154

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