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Author Worster, Donald, 1941-

Title Under western skies : nature and history in the American West / Donald Worster.

Publication Info. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  978 W931U    Check Shelf
Description ix, 292 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
Contents Beyond the agrarian myth -- New West, true West -- Cowboy ecology -- Hydraulic society in California -- Hoover Dam : a study in domination -- Freedom and want : the Western paradox -- Grassland follies : agricultural capitalism on the Plains -- The Black Hills : sacred or profane? -- Alaska : the underworld erupts -- Grounds for identity -- A country without secrets -- Notes -- Index.
Subject West (U.S.) -- Civilization.
Human ecology -- West (U.S.)
Human geography -- West (U.S.)
Indexed Term United States History
ISBN 0195058208 (acid-free paper)
9780195058208 (acid-free paper)
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