Frontier and region : essays in honor of Martin Ridge / edited by Robert C. Ritchie and Paul Andrew Hutton.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Ridge, Martin.
• Ritchie, Robert C., 1938-
• Hutton, Paul Andrew, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• West (U.S.)--History.
• West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
• West (U.S.)--Politics and government.
• Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
• Frontier and pioneer life.
• West (U.S.)--Historiography.
• Frontier thesis.

Genre:

• Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xvi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Marino : Huntington Library Press ; Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1997.

Summary:

Twelve distinguished historians explore regionalism, politics, popular culture, and historiography in the frontier and American West. Each article demonstrates how frontier and region are still vital to the understanding of America's past. Diverse topics include Davy Crockett, Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Frederick Jackson Turner, Herbert E. Bolton, literary Turnerians, environment, exploration, and western federalism. 23 illustrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826317383

OCLC:

37221168