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010 a| 2005027616;

020 a| 0700614303 (alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o61748277;

035 a| (OCoLC)61748277;

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100 1 a| Abbott, Carl,d| 1944-=| ^A127848;

245 10 a| Frontiers past and future :b| science fiction and the American West /c| Carl Abbott.;

300 a| viii, 230 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-218) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: launching pads -- Never final frontiers -- Beyond Alaska: Sourdoughs, Lunies, Belters, and other tough guys -- Science projects -- Johnny Appleseed, John Wayne, and homesteading on the extraterrestrial frontier -- Frontier democracy -- On the urban edge -- Information everywhere: Pacific destinies in the twenty-first century -- Bigger than Texas! Americans, our Wests, and science fiction.;

650 0 a| Science fiction, Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A63946;

650 0 a| Alternative histories (Fiction), Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A868920;

650 0 a| American fictionz| West (U.S.)x| History and criticism.=| ^A990040;

650 0 a| Western storiesx| History and criticism.=| ^A51153;

650 0 a| Frontier and pioneer life in literature.=| ^A75533;

650 0 a| Literature and historyz| West (U.S.)=| ^A16699;

651 0 a| West (U.S.)x| In literature.=| ^A376492;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005027616.html;

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Frontiers past and future : science fiction and the American West / Carl Abbott.

Author/creator	Abbott, Carl, 1944-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2006.
Description	viii, 230 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Science fiction, American--History and criticism. Alternative histories (Fiction), American--History and criticism. American fiction--West (U.S.). --History and criticism. Western stories--History and criticism. Frontier and pioneer life in literature. Literature and history--West (U.S.). West (U.S.)--In literature.

Contents	Introduction: launching pads -- Never final frontiers -- Beyond Alaska: Sourdoughs, Lunies, Belters, and other tough guys -- Science projects -- Johnny Appleseed, John Wayne, and homesteading on the extraterrestrial frontier -- Frontier democracy -- On the urban edge -- Information everywhere: Pacific destinies in the twenty-first century -- Bigger than Texas! Americans, our Wests, and science fiction.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-218) and index.
LCCN	2005027616
ISBN	0700614303 (alk. paper)

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