The Human Tradition in the American West

Book Overview

The Human Tradition in the American West is an engrossing collection of 13 biographies of men and women whose contributions to the development of the American West have largely been left untold in the history books. This volume goes beyond the traditional biographical reader by including the lives that collectively offer racial and gender diversity as well as differing class and sexual orientation backgrounds. Editors Benson Tong and Regan A. Lutz have assembled an impressive group of scholars whose succinct and well-written accounts will give students a more complete understanding of this diverse, dynamic region of the United States. This book is an excellent resource for courses on the American West, U.S. history survey courses and courses in American social and cultural history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842028617
• ISBN13: 9780842028615
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A notable reference for anyone studying American history

A new arrival and notable reference for anyone studying American history and culture, Benson Tong and Regan Lutz's Human Tradition In The American West helps explain the changing cultural and social relationships of the early American West, using individual biographies to consider a region which often challenges easy answers. Chapters uses these biographies to examine a range of lives and experiences of the times.