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How the wild West was won

by Bruce Wexler · 2013

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Through its portrayal in movies, literature, television, fashion, and art, the West has become a familiar concept. Wexler sheds light on this much-romanticized period of history by acknowledging its gritty realities and providing an answer as to why, even now, such an allure persists in surrounding it.

Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiscowboycowboyMore like thisLess of thisNative AmericanNative AmericanMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
frontierfrontierMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thisAmerican WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 512 pages

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