| Dreams of El Dorado Lib/E: A History of the American West Contributor(s): Brands, H. W. (Author), Kugler, Matthew (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1549154885 ISBN-13: 9781549154881 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $111.59 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Native American |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From a New York Times-bestselling author, a sweeping history of the American West In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame-and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. The West was where riches would reward the miner's persistence, the cattleman's courage, the railroad man's enterprise; but El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East.Balanced, authoritative, and masterfully told, Dreams of El Dorado sets a new standard for histories of the American West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brands, H. W.: - H. W. Brands is the bestselling author and editor of more than twenty books. He has been a professor at Vanderbilt and Texas A&M universities, and he is currently the Dickson Allen Anderson Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Two of his books, Traitor to His Class and The First American, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. His other works include Andrew Jackson, Age of Gold, and TR. He lectures frequently on historical and current events and has appeared on numerous national radio and television programs. He resides in Austin, Texas. |