The undiscovered country: triumph, tragedy, and the shaping of the American West
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"The epic of the American West became a tale of progress, redemption, and glorious conquest that came to shape the identity of a new nation. Over time a darker story emerged--one of ghastly violence and environmental spoliation that stained this identity. The Undiscovered Country strips away the layers of myth to reveal the true story of this first epoch of American history. From the forests of Pennsylvania and Kentucky to the snow-crested California Sierras, and from the harsh deserts of the Southwest to the buffalo range of the Great Plains, Paul Andrew Hutton masterfully chronicles a story that defined America and its people. From Braddock's 1755 defeat to the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, he unfolds a grand narrative steeped in romantic impulses and tragic consequences. Hutton uses seven main protagonists--Daniel Boone, Red Eagle, Davy Crockett, Mangas Coloradas, Kit Carson, Sitting Bull, and William "Buffalo Bill" Cody--as the biographical threads by which to weave a tapestry across seven generations, revealing a story of heroic conquest and dark tragedy, of sacrifice and greed, and of man-made wonders and environmental ruin. The American frontier movement has proven eternally fascinating around the world--the subject of countless books, paintings, poems, television shows, and films. The Undiscovered Country reveals the truth behind America's great creation myth"--
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Hutton, P. A. (2025). The undiscovered country: triumph, tragedy, and the shaping of the American West. Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hutton, Paul Andrew, 1949-. 2025. The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West. Dutton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hutton, Paul Andrew, 1949-, The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West. Dutton, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hutton, Paul Andrew. The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West. Dutton, 2025.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The undiscovered country : |b triumph, tragedy, and the shaping of the American West / |c Paul Andrew Hutton. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Dutton, |c [2025] | |
| 300 | |a viii, 565 pages, [16] pages of plates : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 24 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [470]-550) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "The epic of the American West became a tale of progress, redemption, and glorious conquest that came to shape the identity of a new nation. Over time a darker story emerged--one of ghastly violence and environmental spoliation that stained this identity. The Undiscovered Country strips away the layers of myth to reveal the true story of this first epoch of American history. From the forests of Pennsylvania and Kentucky to the snow-crested California Sierras, and from the harsh deserts of the Southwest to the buffalo range of the Great Plains, Paul Andrew Hutton masterfully chronicles a story that defined America and its people. From Braddock's 1755 defeat to the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, he unfolds a grand narrative steeped in romantic impulses and tragic consequences. Hutton uses seven main protagonists--Daniel Boone, Red Eagle, Davy Crockett, Mangas Coloradas, Kit Carson, Sitting Bull, and William "Buffalo Bill" Cody--as the biographical threads by which to weave a tapestry across seven generations, revealing a story of heroic conquest and dark tragedy, of sacrifice and greed, and of man-made wonders and environmental ruin. The American frontier movement has proven eternally fascinating around the world--the subject of countless books, paintings, poems, television shows, and films. The Undiscovered Country reveals the truth behind America's great creation myth"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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