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Taking the field : soldiers, nature, and empire on American frontiers / Amy Kohout.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kohout, Amy, author.
- Series:
- Many wests
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--Foreign service--Philippines.
- United States.
- United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.
- United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.
- Soldiers--West (U.S.)--Attitudes.
- Soldiers.
- Soldiers--Philippines--Attitudes.
- Philosophy of nature--United States--History--19th century.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Natural history museums--Social aspects--United States.
- Natural history museums.
- Imperialism--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.
- Imperialism.
- West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.
- West (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 379 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
- Contents:
- Introduction : Preparation
- The nature of frontier Army Work
- Collecting the West
- Interlude 1: Revising and remembering
- The nature of the Philippine frontier
- Collecting the Philippines
- Interlude 2: Looking for Arrowhead Lake
- The frontier in miniature
- Conclusion : Unnatural history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-370) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781496234315 (electronic bk.)
- 1496234316 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031483751
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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