Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830-1890

by Peter Pagnamenta

Book Overview

From the 1830s onward, a succession of well-born Britons headed west to the great American wilderness to find adventure and fulfillment. They brought their dogs, sporting guns, valets, and all the attitudes and prejudices of their class. Prairie Fever explores why the West had such a strong romantic appeal for them at a time when their inherited wealth and passion for sport had no American equivalent.

In fascinating and often comic detail,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393072398
• ISBN13: 9780393072396
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"