| Description |
vii, 192 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 27 cm |
| Note |
Papers presented at a conference sponsored by Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, November 11-12, 1965. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical footnotes. |
| Contents |
Frontier re-examined / John Francis McDermott -- American Entrada: a Spanish point of view / Donald Jackson -- Jumping-off places on the Overland Trail / Merrill J. Mattes -- Trails, rails, paddlewheels, and Frederick Jason Turner / Oscar O. Winther -- Image of the American West as mid-century (1840-60): a product of scientific geographical exploration by the United States government / Herman R. Friis -- Great Revival, the West, and the crisis of the church / Ralph E. Morrow -- Fact and fiction in the documentary art of the American West / John C. Ewers -- Territorial government and the records of its administration / Oliver W. Holmes -- Fur trade as business / Richard E. Oglesby -- Fur trade as seen from the Indian point of view / Preston Holder -- Frontiersman in popular fiction, 1820-60 / Jules Zanger -- American frontier in German fiction / George R. Brooks -- Cowboy philosophy: a cold spoor / Joe B. Frantz. |
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West (U.S.) -- History.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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West (U.S.) -- In literature.
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| Added Author |
McDermott, John Francis, 1902-1981.
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Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
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