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Western Americana



link to catalog page FORBES, The American Discovery of Europe Author: Jack D. Forbes
Pub Date: Paper, 2011; Cloth, 2007

An independent and indigenous revision of established history   learn more...

link to catalog page CHUNG, In Pursuit of Gold

In Pursuit of Gold

Chinese American Miners and Merchants in the American West

Author: Sue Fawn Chung
Pub Date: 2011

A fresh assessment of Chinese immigrant participation in small-town America   learn more...

link to catalog page PFEIFER, The Roots of Rough Justice

The Roots of Rough Justice

Origins of American Lynching

Author: Michael J. Pfeifer
Pub Date: 2011

A social history of the emergence of lynching in America   learn more...

link to catalog page WALKER, Mormon History Author: Ronald W. Walker, David J. Whittaker, and James B. Allen With a contribution by Armand Mauss
Pub Date: Paper, 2010; Cloth, 2001

A comprehensive view of how the writing of Mormon history has evolved since the establishment of the church   learn more...

link to catalog page EKBERG, Stealing Indian Women

Stealing Indian Women

Native Slavery in the Illinois Country

Author: Carl J. Ekberg
Pub Date: 2010

The first history of Indian slavery in the Mississippi Valley during the colonial era   learn more...

link to catalog page YORGASON, Transformation of the Mormon Culture Region Author: Ethan R. Yorgason
Pub Date: 2010

Charting the shift from radicalism to conservatism in the Mormon American West   learn more...

link to catalog page FISET, Camp Harmony

Camp Harmony

Seattle's Japanese Americans and the Puyallup Assembly Center

Author: Louis Fiset
Pub Date: 2009

A detailed portrait of one assembly center for Japanese American internees   learn more...

link to catalog page GUTIERREZ, Mexicans in California

Mexicans in California

Transformations and Challenges

Author: Edited by Ramón A. Gutiérrez and Patricia Zavella
Pub Date: 2009

Exploring the past, present, and future of ethnic Mexicans in California   learn more...

link to catalog page KERNS, Scenes from the High Desert

Scenes from the High Desert

Julian Steward's Life and Theory

Author: Virginia Kerns
Pub Date: 2009

A thorough analysis of Julian Steward’s life and work and the history of the discipline of anthropology during his lifetime   learn more...

link to catalog page KIMBALL, Sports in Zion

Sports in Zion

Mormon Recreation, 1890-1940

Author: Richard Ian Kimball
Pub Date: 2009

A unique look at the Latter-day Saints' recreational efforts intended to "Mormonize" a rising generation of young men and women   learn more...

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