The Eastern Establishment and the Western Experience: The West of Frederic Remington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Owen Wister

by G. Edward White

Book Overview

First published in 1968, The Eastern Establishment and the Western Experience has become a classic in the field of American studies.

G. Edward White traces the origins of "the West of the imagination" to the adolescent experiences of Frederic Remington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Owen Wister--three Easterners from upper-class backgrounds who went West in the 1880s in search of an alternative way of life.

Each of the three men came...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292720653
• ISBN13: 9780292720657
• Release Date: July 1989
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"