Making a modern U.S. West : the contested terrain of a region and its borders, 1898-1940 / Sarah Deutsch.

Author/creator Deutsch, Sarah author.
Format Book
PublicationLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Copyright Date©2022
Descriptionx, 640 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Economic development--West (U.S.). --History. --20th century.
Borderlands--West (U.S.). --History. --20th century.
Marginality, Social--West (U.S.). --History. --20th century.
Migration, Internal--West (U.S.). --History. --20th century.
West (U.S.)--History. --1890-1945.
West (U.S.)--Social conditions. --20th century.
West (U.S.)--Emigration and immigration. --History. --20th century.

SeriesHistory of the American West
History of the American West. ^A560697
Contents Man and nature -- Borders inside and out -- the changing meaning of crossing lines -- Being American in Boley, Oklahoma -- Revolution and revolutionaries -- Women and their alliances -- Global conflict and local strife -- Oil -- Land -- Speculating on the West imagined -- Demobilizing, 1928-32 -- Mobilizing the New Deal -- Moving people and animals to save the people and the land -- Conclusion: Making a modern West.
Abstract ""Making a Modern U.S. West" provides an overview of the history of the U.S. West from 1898 to 1942 centering on what is often put at the margins in histories of the region-the flows of people, capital, and ideas across borders"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2021007076
ISBN9781496228611 hardcover
ISBN1496228618 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book
Other class# U5001 T968 .0003 -2022

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