Continental reckoning : the American West in the age of expansion / Elliott West.

"Elliott West lays out the main events and developments that together describe and explain the emergence of the American West and situates the birth of the West in the broader narrative of American history between 1848 and 1880"--

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	West, Elliott, 1945- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
Series:	History of the American West.
Subjects:	West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890. West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860. Land use > West (U.S.) > History. West (U.S.) > Economic conditions > 19th century. West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions > History. United States > Territorial expansion. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. Ecology. Economic history. Land use. Territorial expansion. United States. West United States. 1800-1899 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	xxxiii, 628 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:	American West in the age of expansion
Format:	Book