Frontiers past and future : science fiction and the American West

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

Author/creator	Abbott, Carl, 1944-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2006.
Description	viii, 230 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	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)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS374.S35 A23 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold