| Something in the Soil: Legacies and Reckonings in the New West Revised Edition Contributor(s): Limerick, Patricia Nelson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393321029 ISBN-13: 9780393321029 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: In "Something in the Soil", Patricia Nelson Limerick travels far outside the usual academic circles to bring Western past and Western present into a spirited union. Whether her topic is the rapid growth in the West today, the patent awfulness of most academic writing, or struggles over the standing of the "Great White Men" of the region's past, Limerick operates on the principle that history is an active presence in the West, layers of collective memory that are, quite literally, "something in the soil". Enlightening and always witty, this wide-ranging collection of essays and arguments from the New West's landmark historian offers an artful journey into its dramatic past and contentious present. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 978 |
| Series: Legacies and Reckonings in the New West |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (1.05 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Something in the Soil, Patricia Nelson Limerick travels far outside the usual academic circles to bring Western past and Western present into a spirited union. Whether her topic is the rapid growth in the West today, the patent awfulness of most academic writing, or struggles over the standing of the Great White Men of the region's past, Limerick operates on the principle that history is an active presence in the West, layers of collective memory that are, quite literally, something in the soil. Enlightening and always witty, this wide-ranging collection of essays and arguments from the New West's landmark historian offers an artful journey into its dramatic past and contentious present. |
Contributor Bio(s): Limerick, Patricia Nelson: - Patricia Nelson Limerick is a professor of history and chair of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder. |